Insensitive: UP Home Secretary says, nobody dies of cold, otherwise no one can survive in Siberia

Yadav said the government, along with its associates, has tried to put an end to the Muzaffarnagar issue and people should return from the relief camps to their homes. "Many people have already returned to their homes," he said.

Condemning Gupta's comments, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said: "When the administration becomes insensitive, this is what then comes out."

He said that instead of accepting the fault and making a correction, the authorities in Uttar Pradesh were blaming others and making most insensitive comments.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah  tweeted: "Can't die of the cold!!!! Send him out in a few less clothes and let's see if he isn't singing a different tune pretty damn quick,"