Chandigarh, Dec. 16 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said that effective policing is not confined to crime control alone, underlining that policing is equally about building public confidence by ensuring a "sense of security, trust and faith" in the justice among citizens.

Addressing a state-level security conference on the theme "Viksit Bharat - Security Dimensions", in Panchkula, the chief minister said that public trust remains the biggest strength of any democracy and that safeguarding it must be the topmost priority of the police.

"The state government firmly believes that sustained development is possible only when the law and order situation remains strong, fair and impartial," he said and stressed that the s...