Lying to parliamentary panel: In Singapore, Indian -origin opposition leader Pritam Singh was fined 14,000 Singapore dollars (about 9 lakh rupees) on Monday. The district court convicted Pritam Singh in two cases of lying before the Parliamentary Committee.
Pritam Singh has been fined a maximum of seven thousand Singapore dollars for two allegations. After the hearing, the opposition leader told reporters that he would contest the general elections to be held in November this year.
According to the Constitution of Singapore, if a current MP is sentenced to at least one year jail or a fine of at least 10,000 Singapore dollars, he will lose its seat and disqualify the election. Will be given.
However, the Election Department said on Monday that the punishment given to Pritam Singh is not enough to disqualify him as an MP. The department said that disqualification is based on the punishment given for the same offense.
In a post on social media, Pritam Singh said, “I have directed my legal team to file an appeal notice and to conduct a detailed investigation into the written decision.” Responding to the questions of media persons in the state court after being sentenced, Pritam Singh said, “My intention is to contest the next general election, which is going to be held in November.”
