Patna, July 24 -- The Janata Dal (United) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to its Member of Parliament Girdhari Yadav for making public statements against Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which the party said went against its official stance and caused embarrassment ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.

In the notice sent to Girdhari Yadav, the party reminded him that JDU has consistently supported the Election Commission of India and the use of EVMs, both when it was part of the INDIA block and now as a member of National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

"In this context, your public comments on such a sensitive matter, especially in an election year, not only cause embarrassment to the party but also inadvertently lend ...