Panaji, Dec. 27 -- Chief Justice of India Suryakant on Friday urged all stakeholders to come together to address drug abuse after attending a 30-day campaign on drug abuse awareness.

Speaking to the media, the CJI said, "The public, parents, schools, state legal authorities and government machineries need to join hands for an effective answer to the drug menace and drug abuse...Therefore, this initiative is a welcome step..."

The Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, also attended the 30-day campaign on drug abuse awareness.

Earlier in the day, CJI Suryakant addressed students, judges and lawyers at the National Conference and Symposium on Mediation at the India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER) in Goa.

He...