Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah participates in Vijayadashami festival in Ludhiana, Punjab, and performs burning of the symbolic Ravana of ‘Chitta’

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah participated in the Vijayadashami festival in Ludhiana, Punjab, and performed the burning of a symbolic Ravana representing 'Chitta' (drugs). During his address, he announced a resolve to free Punjab from the drug trade by December 31, 2029. He noted that he met families who lost their sons in the fight against drugs and urged the Punjab government to hand over the investigations of three related murders to the CBI. Additionally, he highlighted the availability of the Narcotics Control Bureau’s toll-free helpline for citizens to report information on the drug trade.