Prime Minister on Sunday asked the youth not to spend money on drugs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP/File)
New Delhi: Expressing concern over “devastating” drug addiction menace and calling it as a “national pain”, the Prime Minister on Sunday asked the youth “not to spend money on drugs”. Mr Modi said that the amount spent on drugs could be diverted to fund terrorist activities in the country.
Speaking for the third time on All India Radio as part of his Mann Ki Baat programme, the PM asserted that drug consumption is not a “style statement”. He said a toll-free helpline would be set up soon to assist those seeking solutions.
Mr Modi said drug addiction is a “national pain”. He said that instead of the youth being mired in the problem, drugs should be shunned. Mr Modi said drug addiction is “a malaise filled 3D darkness, destruction and devastation as it leads to the dark alleys of destruction and devastation”.
The PM asked the youth taking drugs whether they know that the money they spend on drugs might be going to fund terrorism. “Have you thought that the money you spend on drugs might be going to terrorists who buy bullets to kill our soldiers?” he said.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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