'Upar Wale Log' Don't Want Action Against Corrupt, Who Are They? Asks Priyanka Gandhi Over UP Minister's Audio Clip

Congress general-secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over a purported audio clip in which State Minister Swati Singh is heard threatening a police officer and asked the BJP to reveal identity of the people at the top who don’t want any action against those involved in corruption.

"A minister in UP’s BJP government says orders have come from the top, no action is to be taken against the corrupt. Who are these people at the 'top' who do not want action against the corrupt? DHFL-PF scam, SIDCO-PF scam, Homeguard salary scam and LDA scam. Why action has not been initiated against the big fishes in all these scams," Priyanka Gandhi asked in a tweet in Hindi.

The remark from Priyanka came a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered an inquiry into the purported audio clip of his cabinet minister. "A report in this connection has been sought from the SSP, Lucknow, and will be submitted to the chief minister at the earliest," the state's DGP OP Singh said.

In the audio clip that surfaced on social media, the minister is heard directly questioning Circle Officer, Lucknow Cant, Binu Singh about an FIR filed against Ansal Developers and expressing displeasure over it. In the audio, the minister is allegedly telling the CO that a "fake case" had been filed and that there were orders from the higher-ups that a case will not be registered against the Ansals. Singh is also apparently saying that the case in question is a "high-profile case" and the chief minister is aware of it. She is heard asking the CO to sit with her to resolve the matter if she wanted to continue working.

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Opposition parties including Samajwadi Party and Congress have attacked the Adityanath government over the clip, questioning its claim of zero tolerance on corruption. "The matter is high profile and is under the cognizance of the chief minister. What inquiry will you do? Come and sit down. Is this the zero tolerance for corruption which the chief minister is not tired of speaking about? Shame!" the Samajwadi Party, quoting the alleged recorded conversation, said.

Congress general-secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over a purported audio clip in which State Minister Swati Singh is heard threatening a police officer and asked the BJP to reveal identity of the people at the top who don’t want any action against those involved in corruption.

"A minister in UP’s BJP government says orders have come from the top, no action is to be taken against the corrupt. Who are these people at the 'top' who do not want action against the corrupt? DHFL-PF scam, SIDCO-PF scam, Homeguard salary scam and LDA scam. Why action has not been initiated against the big fishes in all these scams," Priyanka Gandhi asked in a tweet in Hindi.

(With PTI Inputs)