Shillong, June 27: The state BJP, like every other responsible citizen of the state, is deeply concerned by the high drug trafficking in the state, especially in Shillong city.
The party urges the Govt., including the police, to use every resource and means at their disposal to control this menace; a menace which has affected the lives of many a youth and has adversely impacted numerous families, in the process afflicting our entire society.
While the state BJP has appreciated the Govt.’s recent efforts through Social Welfare Department to involve all shareholders by means of the DREAM Project, more needs to be done and the party insists that such attempts by the Govt. must result in tangible results on ground.
BJP Meghalaya whole heartedly applauds the recent crackdown of the police on drug traffickers in Polo area, as well as entry points of the state, leading to the arrest of one of the kingpins – Maya Gowla – from Khliehriat.
The party also supports the Police Dept. for use of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, which allows preventive detention for periods ranging from one to two years for habitual offenders and big traffickers.
This will allow the investigative agencies to complete the probe within the mandated period, meaning by the time the detention period comes to an end, the trial would expectedly be over and the offender duly convicted.
Such a step will ensure that big traffickers will remain in judicial custody for longer periods; consequently others will be discouraged from committing such crimes, said Mariahom Kharkrang Chief Spokesperson of the BJP Meghalaya State Unit.
