Cabinet Sub Committee designates specific action areas for each committee member: Cheema

Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 1-

Punjab Finance Minister and Chairman of the cabinet sub-committee formed to lead the war against drug trafficking, Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Saturday that the Yudh Nashian Virudh Sub-committee has designated specific action areas for each committee member to eradicate the drug menace from the state.

During a media address following the cabinet sub-committee meeting, the Cheema revealed that the state's districts have been divided among the four cabinet ministers of the committee, including himself, Aman Arora, Tarunpreet Singh Sound, and Laljeet Singh Bhullar, to tighten the noose around drug traffickers. The fifth committee member Dr. Balbir Singh, will oversee drug de-addiction activities in the state.

The FM further elaborated that he will continuously visit the districts of Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Ropar, Tarntaran, and Hoshiarpur to hold meetings with civil and police administration officials, ensuring ground-level monitoring of the Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign. Similarly, Aman Arora will monitor Ludhiana, Patiala, Kapurthala, Mohali, Amritsar, and Jalandhar.Tarunpreet Singh Sound will oversee Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Moga, and Malerkotla, while Laljeet Singh Bhullar will monitor Faridkot, Muktsar, Fazilka, Mansa, and Ferozepur.