Amit Shah said that after Naxalism, we will also eradicate drugs: Red Corridor ideologues have laid down their arms; 10,000 youths surrender in Northeast

Union Minister Amit Shah said in Goa on Sunday that the government has eliminated Naxalism. Now the problem of drugs will also be dealt with in the same way. He said, "After Naxalism, we will also deal with the problem of drugs in the same way. Those who envisioned the Red Corridor from Tirupati to Pashupatinath, have now laid down their arms and joined the mainstream." During this time, he made this statement while talking to the media. The country will support the 3-year campaign of drug-free India: Amit Shah - The whole country will support the three-year campaign of drug-free India. The purpose of talking to you today is also to request the entire media of Goa to help us achieve this goal of making India drug-free. More than 1 crore kg of narcotics seized: He said that from 2004 to 2014, during the Congress rule, 26 lakh kilograms of drugs were seized. Whereas, between 2014 and 2026, this figure increased to more than 1 crore 19 lakh kilograms. 1 lakh drug de-addiction Mitras will be created: Home Minister said that the campaign will reach 50 crore citizens. Just now, the Prime Minister interacted with 1 crore youth in a single programme. We are going to train 1 lakh 'Nasha Mukti Mitras'. PM said - Supply of drugs in India is part of a terrorist conspiracy PM Modi had launched the 'Drug-Free Youth for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan' on August 2. He said that the supply of drugs in India is a part of the terrorist conspiracy of the enemy countries. The Prime Minister said in his address through video conferencing - Enemy countries want to push Indian youth into the web of drugs. This conspiracy has to be foiled together. Bhaskar Knowledge | Connection of Drugs with Terrorism Question: What is Narco-Terrorism? Answer: When the money earned from the sale of drugs is used to spread terror, buy weapons and carry out terrorist activities, then it is called narco-terrorism. Question: Why is Pakistan mentioned in spreading drugs? Answer: Smuggling of heroin and other narcotics from the Pakistan border is a major challenge in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. Drugs are sent through drones and cross-border networks. However, there is no official data on how much of the total drugs coming to India is by Pakistan. Question: How does drugs benefit terrorism? Answer: With the money received from the sale of drugs, terrorist organizations buy weapons, connect new people and run their networks. Therefore, the government also considers it a matter of national security. Question: Why is India a target for smugglers? Answer: India is located between the two largest illicit drugs manufacturing regions in the world – the Golden Crescent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran) and the Golden Triangle (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand). Taking advantage of this geographical location, smugglers try to use India as both a transit route and a major market for drugs to reach other countries. This is the reason why India remains a target of drug trafficking networks.