The Culture Minister has alleged that a syndicate used to make students addicted to drugs by providing them free of cost, only to sell the narcotics to them later. He made these remarks while addressing an event on Friday (November 13).
The Syndicate's Strategy
"The students were made addicted by giving them free drugs, and then the drugs were sold to them," the minister said. He termed the activity highly reprehensible and a threat to the country's future generation. According to him, the syndicate was following a calculated strategy by targeting students.Hurdles to Education and Culture
In the same speech, the minister criticized previous governments, stating, "Those who were in power for a long time did not want the practice of education and culture." He claimed that the education and culture sectors were neglected during the previous regimes and that no positive practices were encouraged. As a result, he added, a healthy cultural and intellectual environment did not get the chance to develop.Commitment in the New Context
The minister reiterated the government's commitment to the development of the education and culture sectors in the current context. He said the government is working to protect the country's youth from drugs and obscenity and to ensure a healthy and creative environment for them. He mentioned that various initiatives are being taken at the institutional and social levels to achieve this goal.However, the specific context of the minister's remarks or the incident that prompted them could not be immediately confirmed. The available sources only highlighted this portion of his speech.
