Today is the last day for the 21 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators of Delhi to explain before Election Commission of India (ECI) why they should not be disqualified from the assembly after their appointment as Parliamentary Secretaries. <br/><br/>The 21 lawmakers have faced disqualification from the Delhi assembly for allegedly holding office of profit as Parliamentary Secretaries. They have pleaded before the commission that they did not draw any benefit from the post. The Delhi High Court had last month set aside their appointment noting that the order was issued without the Lieutenant-Governor's concurrence.<br/><br/>Earlier, the Election Commission has rejected the plea of AAP MLAs, seeking copies of the Delhi government's response on the issue. The Delhi government has already submitted to the EC the documents relevant to the proceedings. After coming to power in February 2015, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's government appointed 21 party lawmakers as the Parliamentary Secretaries, saying this would facilitate smooth functioning of the government, however, would not cause any burden on the exchequer.