At three places in Punjab, Home Minister met families who had lost their sons in the fight against drugs

Amit Shah yeserday participated in the Vijayadashami festival in Ludhiana, Punjab, and performed the burning of the symbolic Ravana of ‘Chitta’ (Drugs).

In his address, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that in our tradition, the burning of Ravana’s effigy is a symbol of the victory of good over evil. Vijayadashami is the day for every person to eliminate the ego, pride, greed and other evils within themselves. On this very day, thousands of years ago, Lord Shri Ram achieved victory over Ravana, and since then the entire world has been celebrating Lord Shri Ram’s victory as the triumph of good over evil. He said that he has heard since childhood that if you want to see Ravana Dahan, go to Ludhiana, where the Ramlila Committee has been organising the Ravana Dahan programme for 200 years.

Shri Amit Shah said that today he met families at three places in Punjab who had lost their sons in the fight against drugs. He said that the tears in the eyes of those relatives, their questions, and their pain are enough to shake anyone to the core. Shri Shah said that the Punjab government has handed over the investigation of one murder to the CBI. He urged the Punjab government to hand over the investigation of the remaining two murders to the CBI as well. The Home Minister expressed confidence that justice will be done in these cases. Once the investigation is handed over to the CBI, no matter how big a person is involved in these murders, the Modi government will track them down and put them behind bars.