BJP issues show cause notice to B P Singhal

new delhi: bjp mp b p singhal, who had asked prime minister atal bihari vajpayee to resign in the wake of "bullying" by nda partners, has been issued a show cause notice by the party. the notice to singhal asking him to explain his remarks was given by the party leader in rajya sabha and external affairs minister jaswant singh, bjp spokesman sunil shastri told reporters here on thursday.a day after advocating bjp''s return to hindutva line at a meeting of the bjp parliamentary party, singhal had on march 20 said prime minister atal bihari vajpayee should resign to counter "frequent bullying" by nda allies on ayodhya issue. singhal, brother of vhp leader ashok singhal, said such an action by vajpayee would help bjp to recover lost ground "failing which it will be disastrous for the party". he had subsequently said that he had been misquoted by the media.