KANPUR, Feb. 15 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to its Fatehpur district president, Mukhlal Pal, following allegations of swindling Rs.50 lakh meant for the party fund. Pal has been directed to submit his response within seven days.

BJP state president Bhupendra Chaudhary has set up a three-member committee to look into the matter. The allegations stem from a complaint by Ajit Gupta, former state vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), who alleged that Pal retained the amount instead of forwarding it to the party.

The complaint, which later circulated on social media, claimed that Pal had promised him an organisational post through regional president Prakash Pal in exchange f...