CM Suvendu Adhikari flags off Emergency Response Support System ‘Dial 112’ vehicles at an event at Brigade Parade Grounds on Saturday
Speaking at the launch of the Dial 112 emergency response programme at Brigade Parade Grounds, the CM stressed the need to strengthen the police force and recalled several instances of attacks on police personnel in the state. Under this system, citizens in distress can reach help by dialling 112, sending an SMS to 112 or issuing an SOS through the ‘112 India’ mobile application. Dial 112 connects the caller immediately to police (100), fire brigade (101), ambulance (102/108), and women/child safety services through one call. Unveiling 450 four-wheelers and an equal number of motorcycles as part of Dial 112 emergency response, Adhikari said: “Today is just the beginning.
Adhikari said state govt had introduced two bills to strengthen the hands of the police.
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday expressed hope that Centre would clear the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, popularly known as the “anti-goonda” bill, within the next few days, paving the way for its implementation. They will end up being attacked themselves,” he said. Referring to an incident in which CRPF personnel were allegedly pelted with stones on Park Street, Adhikari said he had personally visited the spot and warned that anyone assaulting a police officer would face serious consequences. “One law has come into force, while the other is under consideration,” he added.
“For too long, our state has run a police system dependent on civic volunteers. Without adequate manpower, cyber capabilities and infrastructure, how can you send police personnel to fight crime? He also cited an incident in Asansol in which a police outpost was vandalised, claiming the perpetrators were made to pay compensation. One provides for recovering compensation for damage to govt property, while the other deals with preventive arrest. Within the next year, we will provide four motorcycles and four cars to every police station in the state.”