Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday warned of strict action against rumour mongers and said that the top priority of his government to keep law and order under control.
He was speaking at meeting held here to review the law and order situation of the state. Chief minister said that anti-social element who are involved in hatching conspiracy to create law and order problem would be dealt severely with no mercy. He reiterated that the state government is committed to maintain peaceful atmosphere for the prosperity and development of the state.
He directed the civil and police officers to co-ordinate and plan a strategy to establish an atmosphere of harmony, communal brother hood and peace within the state and said the district magistrates and senior superintendents of police (SSP) or SPs would be held responsible in case of eruption of violence and riots.
Chief minister said that the state government is making its efforts to provide necessary facilities for the police personnel as they are committed in controlling the law and order situation and criminal activities.
Yadav directed the police officials to intensify the night patrolling specially in the areas in and around the cities to check the dacoity menace and instructed them to take prompt action in case of occurrence of crime incident.
Chief minister felt that dialogue with the public will make may serious problem easier to sort and adviced to have series of meeting with public on regular basis.
Talking on the modernization of the police force, he said that state government has provide them with 46 heavy vehicles, 2,608 light vehicles along with 665 motor-cycles and 23,000 CUG mobile sets to sub-inspectors and inspectors of the police stations for faster communication.
Besides, the work is in process to upgrade the traffic management and smart city survellience programmes, he said and added also better housing facilities to them.
Chief minister said that a proposal is being worked out to provide housing facilities to the police personnel with the premises of the police stations where they are posted so as to reach the spot of crime in minimum period of time.
The existing forensic lab will be modernized with three more to be set at lucknow, Agra and Varansi, the chief minister informed and said `state of the art` labs will be established at all the 18 zone of the state.
He said that those involved in the criminal activities like drug tracking, smuggling of animal, money laundering, bonded labour, faked currency and cow slaughtering and unauthorized arms will be booked under National security Act. To make 1090 more effective, the chief minister said that effective measures and several provisions have been initiated to protect the women as the issue is on the top priority of his government.