# Himachal CM says no place for chitta sellers in state 2026-09-17T00:46:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday that there is no place in the state for those who sell chitta (heroin) and called on society to join the fight against drugs. He led an anti-chitta awareness walkathon in Una district and administered an anti-drug pledge to participants. Sukhu said the government's policy is uncompromising towards drug traffickers but that it will adopt a compassionate approach to youth caught in addiction. The CM urged young people to become soldiers of the anti-drug campaign and report drug sales through toll-free number 112. He said the government has made provisions to reward people who provide reliable information. Sukhu separately met the family of an engineer from Una who has been missing since floods in Nepal and assured them the state government will take up the matter with the Centre to expedite tracing efforts. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same CM speech in nearly identical neutral prose, though Hindustan Times adds separately that Sukhu also addressed a missing engineer's family and inaugurated development projects. The Hindu includes a parallel NCB-PIB event in Chandigarh that is absent from Hindustan Times. Neither outlet adopts a critical or pro-government frame: they reproduce the CM's statements without challenge or context. The uniform straight reporting means coverage is an official bulletin. Readers should note that neither story cites data on drug seizures or addiction prevalence, nor opposition or civil society views on the effectiveness of the campaign. The promised rewards for tip-offs and the school holiday on September 17 are the only concrete measures to track. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with CM's uncompromising line, adds his separate meeting with missing engineer's family as second story within same article - thehindu.com (neutral report) Leads with CM's uncompromising line, includes separate NCB-PIB event not in Hindustan Times Tags: Himachal Pradesh, Narcotics Control Bureau, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Una Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/himachal-cm-says-no-place-for-chitta-sellers-in-state/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/himachal-cm-says-no-place-for-chitta-sellers-in-state/#story-in-brief