Senate Slashes powers of ICPC chair
The Senate has passed a Bill to amend the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related Offences, ICPC, ACT, on 30th May 2023. About 70 clauses were tampered with by the lawmakers, “Committee of the whole” leaving the public with sketchy ideas over what exactly was amended. The Senate amended section 25 of the Act, which speaks about the commission's powers to imprison writers of false petitions for up to a period of two years without an option of fine.