The BJP state unit of Tripura has geared up to present weekly bulletin highlighting the BJP-IPFT government’s success of the past ten months.
With this in mind, the saffron brigade has launched a weekly bulletin on Sunday highlighting the new government’s success in the crackdown on the illegal trade of narcotics like ganja, yuba tablets, heroin, brown sugar and phensidyle.
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Reports quoting party’s chief spokesperson Dr Ashok Sinha stated that the party leadership has resolved that there will be briefing on weekly basis on the success achieved by the BJP-led government in the state to make people aware about the functioning of the government.
Another party spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharjee was quoted as saying that under the BJP-IPFT rule, there has been a ‘remarkable success in the anti narcotic drive across the state with 660 persons being arrested in 433 cases under NDPS Act since March 3 last year.’
Bhattacharjee has also criticized the Left government for taking a ‘soft stand’ on the use, sale and smuggling of narcotic items, banned cough syrups and addition tablets.
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Notably, in 2015, only 67 persons were arrested against 72 under NDPS Act while 62 persons were nabbed by police for their alleged involvement in 56 drug smuggling cases during 2016.