India, Feb. 12 -- Reasserting the Punjab government's zero-tolerance policy toward narcotics and organised crime, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday directed the police brass to escalate enforcement and ensure the rule of law prevails without exception.

Chairing a high-level review meeting with commissioners of police, inspector generals, deputy inspector generals, and senior superintendents of police, who joined the meeting virtually, Mann underscored that 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' and 'Gangstran Te Vaar' remain the state's foremost priorities, aimed at the complete eradication of these networks from their roots.

The CM introduced a system of strict performance tracking, stating that every officer's work is under scrutiny and they wi...