Lucknow, June 10 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is gearing up for a mega ceremony to distribute appointment letters to more than 60,000 new police recruits. Union home minister Amit Shah will be present at the programme to be held here this Sunday, officials said.

The stage and massive pandals, being set up at the Defence Expo Ground in Vrindavan Yojana, are spread over an area of over 100 acres.

Addressing a gathering on Sunday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath had confirmed that Shah would distribute the appointment letters in an event in Lucknow on June 15.

The recruitments were part of the UP Police Constables' Direct Recruitment Examination-2023, which could be completed after hiccups of a question paper leak in February last year....