NEW DELHI: The Election Commission ( EC ) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Aam Aadmi Party AAP ) asking them to explain donation discrepancies filed by the party during financial year 2014-15.The EC has asked them to show cause as to why action shouldn't be taken against them for failing to follow its lawful directions.The notice came after the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had in January written to the EC and said that the AAP has not observed commission’s transparency guidelines in view of the fact there are several discrepancies in the Contribution Report for financial year 2014-15, as brought out in the Assessment Order for the relevant assessment year.The EC has given 20 days to the AAP to file its representation.As per the CBDT report, the AAP bank account recorded total credits of Rs 67.67 crore, including Rs 64.44 crore from donations in excess of Rs 20,000. However, the party disclosed a total income of Rs 54.15 crore from donations in its audited accounts. So, Rs 13.16 crore have not been accounted for by the party.The Income Tax (I-T) department had also, in November last year, served a Rs 30.67 crore notice to the party. The tax notice had asked the AAP why Rs 30.67 crore should not be recovered from the party.The I-T report had suggested that the violations are in contravention of tax laws that govern political donations as stipulated under the Income Tax Act Income Tax notices to the AAP are not a new development. Since it came to power, the AAP has received several notices - some regarding its foreign funding and the rest about irregularities in the details the party uploaded on its website and details it furnished with the I-T department.