Overview

• BJYM said over 10 lakh participants joined coordinated runs on September 21 across roughly 75 locations as part of its Nasha Mukt Bharat drive.
• In Mumbai, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and fitness icon Milind Soman flagged off the event with BJYM chief Tejasvi Surya, who called a drug-free India the campaign’s central message.
• Local organisers reported heavy turnouts, including 20,000–25,000 in Ahmedabad, nearly 5,000 expected at Delhi University, and more than 4,000 registrations in Nashik.
• Chief ministers and senior leaders flagged city runs in states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Tripura and Odisha, while public figures such as Parthiv Patel and Mohit Chauhan joined outreach events.
• The runs form a key plank of Seva Pakhwada activities continuing through October 2, with organisers also highlighting unverified aggregate narcotics seizure claims to underscore enforcement alongside awareness.