SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh said on Tuesday (Mar 19) that he will continue with all parliamentary duties and town council responsibilities until the
The Workers' Party Secretary-General Pritam Singh at a press conference in Singapore on Jul 19, 2023. He was charged on Tuesday with making false statements before a parliamentary committee, in relation to a lie that his party’s former lawmaker Raeesah Khan told in the House in 2021.
“Until the legal process comes to a complete close, I will continue with all my parliamentary duties and town council responsibilities – including, but not limited to, meet-the-people sessions, estate walks, house visits, Hammer outreaches, amongst others,” he said in a Facebook post.Ms Khan’s case came about in 2021 when she admitted to lying in parliament over a rape incident that she had alleged was mishandled by the police.
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