Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 10 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a Janta Darshan at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.

The Chief Minister listened to the grievances and demands of those who had gathered to meet him.

Since assuming office in 2017, Adityanath has regularly conducted the Janta Darshan programme, which aims to resolve public complaints and grievances promptly.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated on Tuesday that the Uttar Pradesh government has recruited 2.16 lakh police personnel over the last eight years.

In a post on X, the Uttar Pradesh CMO said, ‘Our government recruited 2.16 lakh police personnel in the Uttar Pradesh Police Force alone in the last 8 years. We carried out this recruitment and worked towards transforming the UP Police into a "modern police" force...’

The post further mentioned that, along with large-scale recruitment, efforts are being made to modernise the UP Police.

On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributed appointment letters to 60,244 Civil Police Constables of Uttar Pradesh Police in Lucknow.

In his address, Shah said that more than 60,000 youth are becoming an integral part of the largest police force in India. He noted that while the Uttar Pradesh Police is the biggest in the country, the law and order situation had deteriorated in earlier years.

He added that after Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister in 2017, the state police began progressing towards achieving new milestones.

The Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 was held on August 23, 24, 25, 30, and 31 across 67 districts. Conducted in two shifts each day, the exam was held at 1,174 centres and aimed to fill over 60,000 vacancies.

(ANI)