LUCKNOW: UP deputy chief minister

has joined the club of

ranks making controversial comments by saying that Sita was an example of 'Test tube baby'.

"Sitaji ka janam hua toh ghadey se hua...us samay test tube baby ka koi na koi project raha hoga jo hal chalaya Janakji ne aur ghadey se baby nikli wo

ban gayi...ye jo aaj ka jo technology hai test tube baby...wo raha hoga," Sharma said, a video of which went viral on the social media on Friday. The ex-Lucknow mayor said this while addressing a function marking Hindi Journalism day on Thursday.

Sharma's statement, not surprisingly, left the BJP brass red faced with most of the party leaders distancing them from the controversy. UP BJP spokesperson Rakesh Trtipathi, however, maintained that the controversy was unnecessarily being raked up by some 'vested interests'. "He was referring to technologies which existed during ancient period. There is nothing wrong in it," he said.

Earlier, Tripura CM Biplab

had sparked a row after by advising the youth of his state to not run after politicians for government jobs and, instead, milk cows and open pan shops. Recently, he slammed his critics saying that the nails of those criticizing the government be chopped off. Deb had also left everyone confused when he suggested that only civil engineers are fit for Civil Services. He also advised that mechanical engineers should not.

BJP MLA from Ballia, Surendra Singh too had sparked a controversy by calling

chief and West Bengal chief minister

as a `Suparnakha' and the BJP was having a Laxman to get rid of her.