During a piping ceremony held at Panjab University law auditorium, Punjab police assured him that a policy of zero tolerance would be implemented towards drugs and corruption and no false case would be registered in the state, an official release said.
On the occasion, Sukhbir exhorted police officials to promote police-people relations in a constructive manner and also warned that corrupt officials would be weeded out from the force. He asked DGP Suresh Arora to prepare a list of such dishonest officers.
He said it was his endeavor to resolve problems of Punjab Police so that the force could immerse itself in the task of better policing, tackling crime and nabbing anti-social elements.
Stressing that Punjab Police is one of the best forces of India, Badal batted for strengthening of the force and said as many as 3,000 promotions would be effected in the coming months taking the total number of promotions to 20,000 in previous nine years.
Sukhbir said the SAD-BJP government has always taken care of all sections of society and more than one lakh youth were provided government jobs during its previous tenure and 1.20 lakh jobs will be given to youth in various departments in the coming months.
To reduce stagnation in the ranks of police force, he said government has decided to grant rank of head constable (personal rank) to those constables who have completed 16 years of service soon.