DW BUREAU / PATIALA Patiala Police's special campaign against drug smugglers gained momentum today when a number of panchayats and ward councilors gave their consent to not to testify or furnish bail bonds of such anti social elements, in future. Divulging the details, Vikram Jeet Duggal, SSP, said that earlier the district police had got frozen moveable and immovable assets of many a fugitive wanted by police and were declared POs by the concerned courts. This will pressurise the accused who are at large to surrender to the police and will be helpful to dispose of the pending cases in due time. Similarly, the police officials of various circles especially village police officers/SHOs were asked to get involved the panchayats and ward councillors in the campaign against anti-social, drug smugglers and habitual criminals by avoiding to furnish their bail bonds, added Duggal. "District Police have got overwhelming response merely in two days with the positive response from 470 panchayts and 37 ward councillors' ', informed SSP Vikram Jeet Duggal. He said, "A criminal gets support from society, when we get him out of the jail by helping him. When we will denounce our support to them, they will definitely be punished for their bad deeds". Duggal further said that the Patiala police made significant contributions in 96 villages and 5 wards of Circle Samana of district Patiala, 43 villages and 3 wards of Circle Rural Patiala, 74 villages and 29 wards of Circle Rajpura and 30 villages of Circle Nabha. In 132 villages of Circle Ghanour, Gram Panchayats / Municipal Councils and residents of 77 villages of Circle Patran had taken an important decision to protect the young generation from drugs. A resolution had been passed by the Gram Panchayats that no one in the village will give bail or testify in favour of drug smugglers. The Gram Panchayats appealed to the villagers to join hands with the police administration in this anti-drug campaign so that the youth of the village and future generations could be protected from the ill effects of drugs. Welcoming the crusade of the Panchayats and Councillors, the SSP said that the Gram Panchayats and Municipal Councillors have taken a very good step and if every citizen starts understanding his duties then no one can save the drug smugglers facing legal action. (editor@dailyworld.in)