Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday sought support from Canada for arresting the gangsters operating from its soil.
The Chief Minister flagged the issue with Canadian High Commissioner Cameron Mackay, who called on the former at his residence here.
The Chief Minister expressed concern over the mushrooming up of gangs and gangsters in both countries.
Mann informed the High Commissioner that gangsters operating from Canadian soil are disturbing the hard-earned peace of the state. He said these gangsters create law and order problems on one hand and derail the progress of the state on other hand.
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Advocating a harsh punitive action against the gangsters, Mann said that they should be punished under severest of severe provisions of the law so that it acts as a deterrent for others.
The Chief Minister, while batting for a joint police operation between Canada and Punjab, said it is the only way that can free both these lands from gangsters.
He apprised the High Commissioner that the Punjab Police has a glorious tradition of upholding law and order situations even in hostile situations, adding if an advanced police force like Canada cooperates with the Punjab Police then these gangs can be weeded out easily.
The Chief Minister asked the Canadian High Commissioner to explore the feasibility of having a direct tie-up between Punjab and Canadian police so that gangsters can be put behind the bars.
He said this is the need of the hour as gangsters and their actions are posing a serious threat to life, economy, and society in both Canada and Punjab.
Mann expressed hope that Canada and Punjab will script a new success story with this robust cooperation
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