Opinion | Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir: How Manoj Sinha Turned Campaign Against Drugs Into People’s Movement

The fight against terrorism in J&K has often been fought with weapons at the borders and hinterlands. The fight against drugs, however, is a battle for the soul of society itself

For decades, Jammu and Kashmir has remained vulnerable not only to terrorism sponsored from across the border but also to another silent weapon—narcotics. Drugs have increasingly become a tool to destroy the social fabric of society, target the youth, fund criminal networks, and destabilise communities from within. Sitting at the crossroads of narco-trafficking routes originating from Pakistan and Afghanistan, Jammu and Kashmir has long faced the challenge of narcotics being smuggled across the Line of Control and the International Border.

But in recent weeks, something unprecedented has begun to take shape.

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The 100-day Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan launched under the leadership of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has evolved into far more than just another government initiative. It has become a mass movement driven by public participation, political will, and administrative resolve.

At a time when drug addiction was silently eating into the future of an entire generation, the campaign has brought........

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