Chandigarh University Convocation
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 7: “To fight a war against drugs menace which is not confined to boundary of one State, it requires a decisive approach and collaborative movement to curb this problem which has engulfed our youth,” said Jai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh while speaking at the Annual Convocation ceremony of Chandigarh University, Gharuan.
More than 1076 students of Hotel Management, Commerce, Business Management, Airlines Tourism streams of 2019 passed-out batch were awarded degrees during the Convocation.
Seven University toppers of various streams were honoured with gold medals and four Ph.D degrees were also awarded by the CM during the ceremony.
Group Head HR of Samvardhana Motherson Group, Paras Kaushik along with University Chancellor, Satnam Singh Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor Dr. R.S Bawa and Registrar, Dr. Satbir Singh Sehgal were also present on the occasion.
The HP CM told reporters that Himachal Government has made stringent laws to deal with drugs menace in the State and “we have ordered strict action such as denial of bail to the person who is arrested with any quantity of narcotic drugs during checking.”
He advocated for joint efforts by neighbouring States to curb the cross-border transportation of narcotic drugs. “A joint meeting of CMs of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan and Chandigarh (UT) in this regard was held recently in which a joint action plan was formulated which included sharing of vital information about drug peddlers amongst States as part of the joint exercise,” Jai Ram Thakur said adding that the opposition outcry against Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) is just a political gimmick due to Delhi Assembly Elections.
Cultural procession with traditional folk dances of Indian States and different countries was also presented by the students of the Chandigarh University on this occasion.
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