Parliament debates Pritam’s suitability as Leader of the Opposition as motion passes

0 January 14, 2026 09:05

Leader of the House Indranee Rajah raised a motion for the House to debate Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh’s suitability to continue in his role. Here are some highlights of the over three-hour debate on Jan 14.

Chapters:
00:00 Indranee raises motion on Pritam Singh’s suitability as Leader of the Opposition
05:36 Sylvia Lim and Kenneth Tiong raise points of order
08:25 Pritam says he disagrees that his conduct was dishonourable
10:35 NMP Kuah Boon Theng asks Pritam to give up LO position
12:07 Sylvia Lim questions if motion is a political exercise
13:41 Kenneth Tiong asks why Parliament was not asked to judge Tan Chuan-Jin
16:01 Gerald Giam says outcome of motion appears to “be a foregone conclusion”
16:39 Sylvia Lim questions former NMP Syed Harun’s position on integrity
20:10 Indranee Rajah concludes her speech on the motion

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