Kishan Reddy To Lead Three-Day-Long `Nasha Mukt Bharat Yatra’ In Hyderabad
Artists presented a skit depicting how drug abuse can ruin young lives, following which participants took a pledge to work for a drug-free society.
Hyderabad: Union minister for coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy will lead a three-day long ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Yatra’ with a slogan of `Hyderabad Walks for Nasha Mukt Bharat’ in the city on November 25, 26 and 27 to create awareness among youth and mobilise public support for a drug-free India by 2029. The campaign is part of the nationwide Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan launched by the ministry of social justice and empowerment.
As a preparatory step, a special meeting with intellectuals was held at Visvesvaraya Bhavan in Khairatabad on Saturday. Artists presented a skit depicting how drug abuse can ruin young lives, following which participants took a pledge to work for a drug-free society.
Rajya Sabha member Dr K. Laxman, former DGP Dinesh Reddy, Major General V.R. Mahendra (retired), psychiatrist Dr Sudhakar, JNTU representative Kishan Kumar Reddy, educationists, NGO representatives and social activists participated in the meeting.
Addressing the media, Kishan Reddy said India’s youth were its greatest asset and that drug abuse posed a serious threat to the country’s future. He said the movement was not the responsibility of any single party, government or police force, but of all citizens. He called upon artists, writers, film personalities, industrialists, sportspersons, media, educational institutions, intellectuals and public representatives to join the campaign.
Film actor Chiranjeevi extended his support to the campaign and unveiled T-shirts for the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Yatra’ along with Kishan Reddy.
Chiranjeevi said he would always join hands to drive away the drug menace that was destroying society, particularly the future of the youth. He urged every citizen to become a partner in the mass movement being conducted for the safety of future generations.
