UNION MINISTER for Home and Cooperation and Lok Sabha MP from Gandhinagar Amit Shah on Monday appealed to the people of Gujarat to take the lead in making Gujarat “drug free” by 2028. He emphasised that drugs weaken the young generation of the country and money received through this menace is being misused to spread terrorism in the country.

Shah was addressing a public meeting in the Ranip area of Ahmedabad to inaugurate or lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 1,024 crore. Earlier in the day, Shah inaugurated a flyover worth Rs 464 crore on the Sarkhej- Gandhinagar Highway.

Addressing the gathering, Shah referred to a high-level meeting convened on Saturday in which, among other things, the most important issue discussed was to make Gujarat drug Free.…