SINGAPORE — In his first statement after being charged for perjury, Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh said he will continue with his parliamentary and Town Council duties until the legal process comes to “a complete close”. 

This includes Meet-the-People sessions, estate walks and house visits, Singh said in a statement on his Facebook page around noon on Tuesday (March 19). 

“When I first entered politics some years ago now, I was under no illusion as to the challenges that lay ahead in building a more balanced and democratic political system in Singapore," he wrote.

“Even as the work continues, it has been my privilege and honour to be part of a Workers’ Party team that advances this cause." 

He added that would continue to play his part in this endeavour, and thanked Singaporeans for their continued support for the efforts of the WP. 

"Let’s press on," he said.

The Leader of the Opposition was at the State Courts on Tuesday morning, where he was handed two charges of giving false answers to a parliamentary committee.

This came more than two years after Parliament’s Committee of Privileges found that he had been untruthful under oath during its hearings into former WP member Raeesah Khan over lies she told in the House in 2021.

He pleaded not guilty to both charges.