Overview
- Leader of the House Indranee Rajah has tabled a motion to declare Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh unsuitable to continue as Leader of the Opposition, calling his conduct "dishonourable and unbecoming."
- Lawmakers will consider the motion on Wednesday to decide whether he should be removed from the role, while he retains his elected seat under existing legal penalties.
- A court in February 2025 convicted Singh on two counts of lying to parliament over his 2021 testimony related to Raeesah Khan, imposing fines that avoided disqualification from office.
- Singh’s appeal failed in December, and Indranee said Parliament must determine an appropriate response, arguing Singapore cannot accept leaders who lie under oath.
- Indranee has indicated the conduct of Workers’ Party chair Sylvia Lim and vice-chair Faisal Manap will also be discussed, as the PAP-majority chamber weighs implications for the opposition leadership.