Campaign against Chitta will be made a mass movement: Chief Minister

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the campaign against Chitta in Himachal Pradesh would be transformed into a mass movement and participation of every citizen of the state in this movement was most important. He was chairing a review meeting here today regarding preparations for the Anti-Chitta Walkathon, to be held in Shimla on 15 November, 2025.

The Chief Minister said that registration for participation in this walkathon could be done by scanning a bar code. Various awareness activities would be organized during the walkathon from Ridge to Chaura Maidan which would be participated by the youth, students and people from various sections of society.

Sh. Sukhu directed the concerned departments to complete all preparations in a timely manner to make this event a success. This campaign would continue for the next three months and it was going to be a decisive battle against Chitta. He stated that the state government was committed to completely eradicate the Chitta and no person involved in this trade would be spared.

The Chief Minister said that after the state-level anti-Chitta walkathon, various events against would also be organized at the district and sub-divisional levels as well. The Cabinet members, all MLAs and prominent people from the society would also participate in these events.

Director General of Police Ashok Tiwari gave detailed information about various preparations for the walkathon.

Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary K.K. Pant, Additional Chief Secretary Shyam Bhagat Negi, Secretary to the Chief Minister Rakesh Kanwar, OSD Gopal Sharma and other senior officers were present in Shimla while Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of various districts joined the meeting virtually.