Mohali (IANS) | Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday stressed the need for modernization of the police force on scientific lines, saying it was the need of the hour to redress people’s grievances through online service at their doorsteps. Addressing the gathering after launching a chat bot number 9517795178 to report missing and abused children and inaugurating a stakeholder workshop on ‘Working together for the rights of women and children’, she said that Punjab Police has an illustrious legacy of serving the nation by making innumerable sacrifices.

He said that apart from discharging its basic duty of maintaining law and order, the police has always protected the interests of the country and its people.

Mann said that in the changing scenario, the challenges for the force have increased manifold, due to which comprehensive reform in its functioning is the need of the hour.

He said that apart from keeping an eye on law and order, the police force also needs to focus on community policing. He said that though many path-breaking initiatives have already been taken, but more such efforts need to be made for the convenience of the people.

Citing the example of Sangrur parliamentary constituency, the Chief Minister said that the government has started the work of installing state-of-the-art CCTVs to keep an eye on every nook and corner of the district.

He announced that this would be replicated across the state, so that the law and order situation could be effectively monitored, thereby reducing the burden on the police.

–IANS