Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- The high court on Wednesday sought response from the Punjab government on a plea from jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, seeking temporary release to attend the ongoing budget session.

The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry has sought response within 10 days. The budget session commenced on January 28 and will continue till February 13 in the first phase. The second phase will take place from March 9 to April 2. The Punjab government had rejected his representation on February 2 citing "serious threat to the security of the state and the maintenance of public order."

Amritpal is currently lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) since ...