According to the Herald Sun, Minister Nick Staikos has described Cr Singh’s character reference for a child sex offender as sickening, and said he thinks he should step down permanently.

Cr Singh relinquished mayoral duties temporarily yesterday, asking Deputy Mayor Jasmine Hill to step in as Acting Mayor. He did not give a timeline for his return to the role or otherwise.

Mr Staikos’s call comes after all ten remaining Wyndham councillors called for Cr Singh’s resignation, and hundreds of community members rallied outside the Council office in Werribee demanding the same.

In the latest development today, the Wyndham Councillors have written to Minister Staikos requesting that he use his powers to remove Cr Singh from the Council.