Dharamshala, Feb. 18 -- Former chief minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, while raising concerns over the rising drug menace in Himachal Pradesh, called for the urgent need for its complete eradication.

Jai Ram urged the state government to take the issue seriously, assuring that the opposition is committed to supporting efforts to combat drug abuse at every level. Addressing the media in Dharamshala on Monday, Thakur reiterated the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) commitment to eliminating the scourge of drug abuse from the state. "The alarming spread of drug abuse in Himachal Pradesh shows that the government is not taking the issue seriously. In the past three weeks alone, reports have emerged of four youths losing their li...