SM LEE “SIDESTEPPED ISSUE”: PRITAM
On Sunday nights, Mr Lee also addressed a point made by Mr Singh at a protest earlier in the week, that not a solitary labour MP had raised the issue in parliament.
The Senior Minister said it was apparent why they did not do so, as the offer was first seen as acceptable by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
Mr Lee also said Mr Singh had failed to mention that six non-labour Women’s Action Party MPs had asked questions about the offer.
Just one WP part filed a question about it, he pointed out, referring to Ms He.
Responding to this on Monday, Mr Singh said Mr Lee had” sidestepped” the problem that no labour MP spoke up about the offer.
The WP secretary-general added:” It puts into perspective the ratio of how many PAP MPs there are in parliament, and how many Workers ‘ Party MPs there are in parliament. The percentage isn’t one is to six, it’s closer to one is to nine.
” And that’s something that the citizens have to think about very carefully, because yet if you look at the whole granite, there are 26 individuals that the Workers ‘ Party has put forward,” said Mr Singh.
” If Singaporeans vote all these individuals into legislature, the amount is … closer to three to nine. Government has ample room, much discretion, much focus to deal with the issues of today. “