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Press Note
CHAN0ICAPH, JuIy 30: PRESS NOTE ON LEGAL LITERACY
CLASSES CUM SEMINAR ON DRUG ABUSE AT SRI GURU
HARKRISHAN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL,SEC 38-
D,CHANDIGARH ON 30.07.2013

Under its Legal Literacy Mission and guidance of Honble Mr. Justice
Hemant Gupta, Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, U.T.,
Chandigarh, organised a Legal Literacy Classes-Cum-Seminar on Drug
Abuse at Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary School, Sector 38-D,
here today.
The Programme was started by a Welcome Song by the students of the
School followed by a dance performance by the students. It was attended by
50 students of the school.
Sh Pranav Gupta, Intern with SLSA told the students about the Drug
Abuse.The students were asked to make concerted efforts to integrate
personal and societal approaches to make people aware of the causes and the
consequences of drug abuse and the ways of preventing it and to develop a
rational attitude as well as the skills to say 'no' to drugs."They were told to
shun Drugs so as to make future citizens of the country.
Sh Rajeshwar Singh Law Officer of the Authority told the students
that the Students Legal Literacy Club established in different schools of
Chandigarh is doing great efforts in creating awareness among people.
Sh Lal Chand, Member Secretary of the Authority assured that such
Legal Literacy classes cum Seminars would be a regular feature in all the
schools where such clubs have been established.
Ms Harpreet Kaur, Principal of the school and Ms Ritu Gupta Club
Incharge gave assurance that they would invite the Authority quite often to
conduct such seminars on varied topics. They also thanked the efforts being
put in by the Authority in creating awareness among different sections of the
society.