The junior minister in the HRD Ministry denounced those who attacked him over his comments and said "it's not scientific temper to condemn the point of view of another person".

The Chief Minister also ordered her suspension, after she allegedly used abusive language, while seeking her transfer from a remote location where she had been working for 25 years.

He said the mythological character, Sanjaya, sitting at Hastinapur, narrated a bird's eye view of the war of Mahabharata, to Dhritarashtra.

"Investigation has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). I believe the CBI would have arrested the MLA also."

Singhal had also asked Hindu families in his constituency to not allow Muslims to enter their homes as they are "habitually involved in all kinds of crimes".

He was first questioned in the case last week.

In his letter, Singh claimed that he became an MP because of his reservation.

The productivity of the LS was 134 per cent, and that of the RS around 96 per cent during the brief Part I of session.

Mishra went near the Speaker's chair and tore a copy of the House's business list, demanding removal of a scheduled discussion

Last month, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had pulled out of the NDA after the Centre expressed its inability to grant SCS to Andhra Pradesh.