Desmond Lee: “There will be no by-election called. We've seen that in the Jurong GRC situation and in Sengkang GRC.”

The key is whether the residents' needs are adequately provided for.

All the MPs will serve all the communities, including our Malay-Muslim community.

The PAP government's commitment to the Malay-Muslim community, as well as to all communities in Singapore, remains firm and clear.

His action of offering to resign is the correct one. It is a painful decision for him, it is a difficult situation for us, but we think this is necessary in order to uphold these standards and maintain public trust in our politics.