With its MP Sakshi Maharaj kicking up a row by his 'four-child' remark, the BJP asked party leaders today to refrain from making contentious statements which could provide a handle to the opposition to attack the NDA government.

BJP spokesman Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said Sakshi Maharaj had been asked to explain his controversial remark even though the MP from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh insisted that he was unaware of any show-cause notice on the comments which termed as "internal matter" of the party.

But trouble continues for the ruling party.

Now, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad -- an affiliate of the BJP's ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh --  plans to hold what it calls a 'Virat Hindu Sammelan', at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in the heart of the national capital, on March 1, reports NDTV. 

At the meet, likely to be attended by top RSS leaders, the VHP is expected to raise issues like religious conversions, which kicked up a storm in the Parliament.