DMK regime created Enforcement Bureau-CID to control drug menace, says Udhayanidhi
He rejects the allegation that the previous government failed to take steps to prevent the spread of drug culture in Tamil Nadu
Udhayanidhi Stalin, leader of the Opposition, has refuted the claim that the previous DMK government failed to combat the drug menace in the State during its five-year rule. He asserted that the then Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, had unified the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau and the Prohibition Enforcement Department, subsequently establishing the Enforcement Bureau-CID (EB-CID) to attain a drug-free Tamil Nadu.
"Our government raised awareness against drug use and confiscated narcotics. If data is needed, it is available with the Minister," he asserted while addressing a special calling-attention motion in the Assembly regarding the homicide of engineering college student Amuthan in Coimbatore and school student Dhanush in Tiruvottiyur.
Udhayanidhi pointed out that the present Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police, A. Amal Raj, who headed EB-CID, would be able to furnish the necessary details. "If our government had not taken steps to curb drug abuse, why did the new government award such a significant position to the officer? The 15 policemen honored for their efforts in drug control on Independence Day had performed effectively under the DMK regime," he further explained.
He also highlighted that while the issue of law and order was being raised, the Chief Minister, who is in charge of law and order, was not prepared to respond.
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