Haryana to host CMs’ meeting on drug menace

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 18

After an exchange of letters with his Punjab counterpart Capt Amarinder Singh on firming up the resolve to effectively eradicate the drug menace from the region, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is hosting a conference of CMs on the issue on August 20.

Khattar’s Principal Secretary Rajesh Khullar confirmed that while Capt Amarinder Singh, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur and Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat have confirmed their participation, a similar confirmation from Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia was awaited.

Chandigarh will be represented by the Administrator, VP Singh Badnore.

Khattar had recently exchanged letters stressing the need for a joint action plan to deal with the menace of drugs from the region. In response, Capt Amarinder Singh had called for joint action by all states in the region to eradicate the drug menace.