Singapore's Leader of the Opposition, Pritam Singh, was stripped of his title following a parliamentary vote on Wednesday after being convicted of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee. The move, initiated after Singh's conviction, was carried out in a parliament overwhelmingly controlled by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), according to BBC World.

Singh, who maintains his innocence and states his conscience is clear, will remain a member of parliament and secretary-general of the Workers' Party (WP), the largest opposition party. However, he will lose certain privileges associated with the Leader of the Opposition title, including an additional allowance.

The conviction and subsequent stripping of the title have sparked debate over the integrity of parliamentary trust. Accusations have also been leveled against the government, alleging the use of the judiciary against political opponents, which authorities deny, reported BBC World.

Pritam Singh was the first person to hold the title of Leader of the Opposition in Singapore. The parliamentary committee found him to have lied under oath, leading to the vote to remove his title and associated privileges. The specifics of the alleged lie and the committee's findings were not detailed in the provided source material.