Leader of the House Indranee Rajah said that Parliament will take no further action against Workers' Party MPs Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap.
The decision concludes a period of scrutiny regarding the conduct of the opposition lawmakers during proceedings related to a false statement made by former party member Raeesah Khan. The resolution avoids further disciplinary proceedings in the House, though it does so on a technicality rather than a clearance of conduct.
Indranee Rajah delivered the ministerial statement on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 [2]. She said that Parliament will not pursue disciplinary action because the matter is now considered time-barred under parliamentary rules [1]. This means the legal window for the House to initiate formal action has passed [1].
The conduct in question stemmed from a false anecdote provided in August 2021 [4]. This occurred during the Committee of Privileges (COP) inquiry into the veracity of claims made by Raeesah Khan. The COP is the body responsible for investigating breaches of parliamentary privilege and conduct.
While the legal time limit prevented further steps, the Leader of the House indicated that the outcome was a result of the timeline rather than a lack of merit. "Had the timelines been different, I would have proposed a different course of action," Rajah said [1].
Rajah said that "no further action will be taken as the matter is time-barred" [3]. She said that the specific conduct of Lim and Manap fell outside the legal time bar required to sustain a parliamentary penalty [3].
“"No further action will be taken as the matter is time-barred."”
The decision to drop action against the Workers' Party MPs highlights the rigid application of parliamentary procedural rules in Singapore. By citing a time-bar, the government avoids a protracted legal or political battle over the conduct of opposition leaders while simultaneously signaling that the behavior was deemed problematic enough to warrant action had the timing been different.
