Govt committed to safety and security of women: Amarinder

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today reiterated his commitment to maintain law and order in the state with special focus on the security and safety of women.
He also emphasised that traditional policing was a priority for his government, which was putting more men on the streets by withdrawing personnel from unnecessary VVIP security.
His government was committed to women's security, Amarinder said, adding that six SSPs and six deputy commissioners in the state were women.
Meanwhile, Amarinder expressed happiness at the response received from the captains of industry during his meetings in Mumbai and also invited NRIs to invest in the state.

Amarinder Singh was speaking at the launch of 'India News-Punjab' channel of ITV Group here.
He said Punjab's debt in 2007 was Rs 34,000 crore, which crossed Rs 2 lakh crore during the SAD-BJP government's rule.

Hitting out at the previous SAD-BJP regime, Amarinder said, "When country was growing at 7.2 per cent, Punjab was growing at 5.6 per cent. Industry and economy as a whole was in shambles during previous government's time."
On the Punjab assembly poll results, he said while the Akalis were written off at the outset, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had garnered public support initially but soon got exposed as a result of their misgovernance in Delhi and their "flirtations with Khalistanis and hardliners".

"People of Punjab had seen tough times and decided to vote for peace and stability," he added.