NEW DELHI: Haridwar MP and former Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank , who recently waded into controversy by claiming that sci ence was a pygmy in front of astrology, had an embarrassing moment in LS on Wednesday.

He claimed that after NDA government came to power, rupee against dollar rose from 52 to 63.

It meant that rupee actually had a free fall during NDA, not a point that Pokhriyal wanted to make.