CPI leader urges govt. to protect public from ‘drug mafia’

AIYF activists staging a protest against the ‘drug mafia’ operating in the State outside the office of the Drugs Control Administration in Vijayawada on Thursday. | V.S. Giri CPI State secretary G. Eswaraiah said that the State government has a responsibility to protect the health of the people from the unchecked and alleged medical and drug mafia operating in the StateParticipating in a protest organised on the new Government General Hospital (GGH) premises in Vijayawada on Thursday in response to the call given by the All India Youth Federation (AIYF) State committee, Mr. Eswaraiah said the medical mafia in the State is playing with people’s lives. Published - April 30, 2026 11:51 pm IST