File photo of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday sought active support and cooperation from the state's residents in transforming the ongoing campaign against drugs into a mass movement.
In an audio message, the chief minister said the Punjab government recently launched a major crackdown against the menace in the form of Yudh Nasheyan Virudh.
The curse of drugs spread its tentacles "due to the open patronisation of previous regimes", a statement quoted Mann as saying.
The chief minister, however, said his government had started a crusade to make a drugs-free Punjab, for which no stone was being left unturned.
This war can be only won with the public's proactive support, he added.
Mann said the state government had started a WhatsApp helpline -- 9779100200 -- and asked people to share information related to drug smugglers operating in their areas or city through it.
The chief minister pledged that the informant's identity would be kept secret.
Fulsome support and cooperation of the public is imperative in the war against drugs, he added.