The Income Tax Department has sent a notice to the ruling party in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party asking the party to pay Rs 30 crore over alleged violations in its donations. Income Tax department has given AAP a deadline of December 7 to explain the irregularities. The recovery notice was consist to the investigation of AAP's donations received in 2014-2015. The department found irregularities in the donations and has deemed it as taxable earnings by the party and not political donations. The party has been asked to to pay a penalty of total Rs 30.67 crore which is huge in itself as AAP denied this accuse from IT they refer this amount as donation from anonymous people.

AAP sources said this was a vindictive move by the department under the behest of the Modi Government. They said this was the first time in the history of this country that a political party's donations have been treated as taxable earnings

Top AAP functionaries said they will not be deterred by this and will take legal recourse against the notice. The party also believed the timing of the notice was suspicious as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 26, AAP's fifth foundation day, appealed to the voters of Gujarat to vote for any candidate who could defeat the BJP in the state.