Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday handed over appointment letters to 60,244 newly recruited Civil Police Constables of the Uttar Pradesh Police during a grand ceremony held in Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
Describing the recruitment as historic, Shah said the new recruits would become an integral part of India’s largest police force. He praised the Yogi Adityanath-led government for restoring law and order in the state, noting that the recruitment process was conducted with complete transparency — free from bribery, political influence, or caste considerations. Of the selected candidates, over 12,000 are women.
Shah highlighted that modernization of the police force has accelerated under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and said the new recruits would carry forward the vision of a secure and developed Uttar Pradesh. He called on the youth to serve with the values of “security, service, and sensitivity.”
Referring to recent legal reforms, the Home Minister said the implementation of the new criminal codes — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — would ensure faster justice, with a target of verdicts within three years from FIR to the Supreme Court.
He also praised Uttar Pradesh’s transformation from a riot-prone state to one governed by law and order. “Goons and mafias should fear the police, while the poor, Dalits, and backward classes should see them as protectors,” Shah asserted.
Highlighting achievements of the Modi government over the past 11 years, Shah cited the upliftment of 25 crore people from poverty, significant infrastructure development, and enhanced national security — including responses to terrorist attacks and India’s advancements in space and technology.
Shah concluded by urging the new recruits to uphold justice and contribute to the goal of making India a developed nation by 2047.
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