Opposition MP Low Thia Khiang’s views on the need to have a a more effective opposition presence can provide checks and balances on the ruling party expectedly drew sharp rebuttals from PAP MPs, especially Indranee Rajah, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC.
Mr Low had asked what recourse Singaporeans have if the ruling party were to abuse its power, trample on people’s rights and become corrupt.
Indranee replied that the citizens of Singapore have the right to vote against the PAP, and said Mr Low’s suggestion is unsound. She said: “If that day ever comes, then the people are at liberty to vote out the PAP government and should do so in that situation. (read article here)
How can Indranee claim to be an “elected” representative of the people when the “day” elucidated by Mr Low has already arrived right before our very eyes? This is the quality of MPs who enter Parliament through the backdoor without fighting an election proper - they do not bother to use their brains because they somehow hitched a free ride into Parliament with their eyes close and amazingly not a single Singaporean casting a vote for them.
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Mr Low had asked what recourse Singaporeans have if the ruling party were to abuse its power, trample on people’s rights and become corrupt.
Indranee replied that the citizens of Singapore have the right to vote against the PAP, and said Mr Low’s suggestion is unsound. She said: “If that day ever comes, then the people are at liberty to vote out the PAP government and should do so in that situation. (read article here)
How can Indranee claim to be an “elected” representative of the people when the “day” elucidated by Mr Low has already arrived right before our very eyes? This is the quality of MPs who enter Parliament through the backdoor without fighting an election proper - they do not bother to use their brains because they somehow hitched a free ride into Parliament with their eyes close and amazingly not a single Singaporean casting a vote for them.
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