Mangaluru: In order to check drug menace in Dakshina Kannada district, Masjid Jamaats have initiated a campaign for a society free from addiction.
The campaign aims at educating the parents, the students and the youth on the issue and creating awareness in every family under their jurisdiction. The 100-day campaign will include a series of awareness programmes involving all the Masjid Jamaats and committees across the region. The drive will be held under the guidance and supervision of Ahmed Musliyar and Bekal Ibrahim Musliyar, two prominent Qazis of the region.
As per the plan, the Moulvis in the mosques will create awareness among the youth on the ill-effects of drugs and how to come out the menace, during the Friday’s prayer. In the second phase, volunteers from NGOs or mosques itself will be deputed to counsel the drug addicts and bring them back to the mainstream of the society.
Informing about the plan, Bearys’ Group Chairman Syed Mohammed Beary said that there are 900 Masjids in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. “The Jamaats in each Masjid and Moulvi are known to the community members. Through the Moulvis, it has been decided to counsel the addicts and bring them to the mainstream of the society,” he said and added that temples, mosques, churches and all other places of worship can play a great role in educating the masses and making the entire society vigilant against the devastating epidemic of addiction.
It can be recalled that the district administration and city police have initiated various campaigns. Several voluntary organisations have also been doing their bit to curb the menace. In spite of all such efforts, the lack of awareness among the masses, the youth and their parents has resulted in the situation going out of control. However, the new initiative of Masjid Jamaats is worth lauding.
