New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI): The Congress on Friday asked the BJP to refrain from making goddess Sita a victim of its politics, a day after Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said she was a test-tube baby.

Congress's communication in-charge Randeep Surjewala wrote on Twitter that the BJP had earlier rejected her "existence" in a reply to a question in Parliament.

"Respected BJP leaders, please don't make Sita mata a victim of your politics. You rejected her existence in Parliament. By terming her a test-tube baby, you are making fun of the faith of people," he tweeted in Hindi.

"Looks like Tripura BJP CM Biplab Deb has competition in the form of BJP UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma," the Congress said on its official Twitter handle.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma today suggested that goddess Sita was a test-tube baby, embarrassing the BJP which rushed to control the damage by disapproving his comments and asking him to maintain restraint in his speeches.

Sharma made the remarks last night in a speech which went viral today, inviting widespread scorn.

"All of us know that Lord Ram returned from Lanka in Pushpak Vimaan. This proves that vimaan (aircaft) existed then. It is said goddess Sita was born in a ghada (pitcher). At that point of time, some project of test-tube baby existed," the BJP leader claimed.

"Janak (Sita's father) used a plough, and a baby came out from the pitcher. She became Sitaji. This is some kind of technology which is similar to today's test tube baby," he added.