Karimnagar (Telangana), March 15 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar has raised concerns over the growing menace of drug sales, emphasising that children are being exploited to facilitate the racket.

He called for a strict crackdown on drug dealers and urged the state government to grant full freedom to the police to handle the issue effectively.

Speaking at the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' program at the TNGO hall in Karimnagar, Bandi Sanjay joined District Collector Pamela Satpathi, Commissioner Alam, former MLA Bodige Shobha, and others.

Sanjay highlighted the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2015 initiative 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao,' which has shifted societal attitudes from viewing daughters as burde...