Chandigarh, April 1 -- Continuing his efforts to create awareness against the drug menace, Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria will undertake a six-day 'padyatra' (foot march) in the Majha region of the state from Thursday.

The governor has urged chief minister Bhagwant Mann, cabinet ministers, all state MPs, MLAs, chiefs of political parties and other stakeholders to join the padyatra, which will commence from Dera Baba Nanak on April 3 and culminate at Jallianwala Bagh on April 8.

"The war against drugs needs to be transformed into a people's movement. All the stakeholders need to come forward to eradicate the scourge of drugs from Punjab," Kataria said while interacting with media persons at Punjab Raj Bhawan here.

The governor said...