Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking action against the erring minister Swati Singh.

Taking to her Twitter handle Priyanka said: "Minister of UP government is saying that orders are from above, who is above and who doesn't want any action against the scamsters, DHFL, SIDCO, home guard salary scam, LDA scam, no action has been initiated against the big fish."

After the audio clip, in which the minister can be heard threatening a police officer and demanding that the case against a builder be expunged, went viral, UP CM Yogi Adityanath pulled her up.

The builder, in whose favour the minister was pressuring the circle officer of Cantt police station Beenu Singh to withdraw the cases, is from the Ansal group which is already involved in a fraud case.

On September 29, real estate group Ansal API's vice-chairman Pranav Ansal was detained at Delhi airport while he was about to fly to London, in connection with cases pertaining to criminal breach of trust, cheating, and forgery. Ansal was later brought to Lucknow and sent to jail, reported news agency IANS.

Meanwhile, the Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh have cornered the government over the matter.

Issuing a statement, the Samajwadi Party said that the incident highlighted the corruption rampant in the Yogi government where a minister is heard openly talking in favour of a tainted builder.

Meanwhile, the Congress has demanded the dismissal of Swati Singh from the state cabinet.

Talking to the media, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Kumar Lallu said: "Uttar Pradesh minister is threatening Lucknow Cantt circle officer to favour a scamster. She is even heard saying that the chief minister is apprised of the matter and the orders are coming from the top. This explains the kind of government we have in the state. If Yogi Adityanath is genuinely committed to checking corruption, he should dismiss this minister."

When media personnel asked for Swati Singh’s comment on the whole episode she not only refused to give a statement but also rebuked journalists who had approached her.