Chandigarh, Jan. 24 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday directed the Punjab government to decide within seven working days the representation of jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh seeking permission to attend the budget session of Parliament.

Singh -- currently detained under the National Security Act (NSA) -- had filed a plea with the high court, stating that he had submitted a representation before Punjab authorities on January 17 seeking parole to attend the budget session. The upcoming Parliament session is scheduled to begin on January 28 and conclude on April 2, with a break in-between.

In his plea, Singh said his detention order is "politically motivated", passed with the mala fide intent of silencing the Waris Pun...