I thought after the passing of LKY this type of politics have been buried with him. Looks like the desperate PAP is trying hard to create a distraction from their incompetence of Covid handling. Indeed they fail to understand why they are losing wards after wards. Never mind, let nature takes its course. I would say this attack on Pritam is way weaker than the Aljunied TC saga… at least in that instance WP did show some administrative weakness.
We all know the outcome of this. They will be charged and dq them for 2025. There is still the town council case hanging. WP should start blooding their young team. Jamus won’t click w Aljunied. Bring in Chan siew mau
Its shocking they spent so much time and resources to produce a 125 page report on this WP matter but I do not see any such report on the incompetence of the PAP in handling the covid crisis as millions are suffering and thousands with covid are left confused about what to do, clinics and hospitals overcrowded so they can let in foreigners to do business .
Why are they so desperate to bring the WP down when we are in the midst of the worst crisis in our history?
me think Singh and Faisal 's Parliamentarian Roles are effectively over .
Can start preparing for By-Election at Aljunied GRC .
MotherShip,
Building up democracy must be premised on integrity and honesty
Ong also raised the point that building up democracy must be premised on
"integrity and honesty" as its foundation, instead of contestation.
He also asked:
"What's the use of having a democratic system where there are so many political parties constantly at odds with each other? Constantly in rigorous or fierce arguments and debates but they contain lies, contain falsehoods? Repeated falsehoods?"
"Party leaders not correcting the falsehoods? Or empty promises? That I don't feel serves our people well. It's not the kind of democracy we want to have."
He added: "So therefore, I think that is why for the PAP, honesty and integrity is the only and absolute starting point in building democratic institutions in Singapore."
He said: "Be very mindful in today's politics, every lie, every repeated lie, every neglect of the line, not correcting it, it weakens the foundation (of democracy). And we must be mindful of that."
In addition, the manner in which a political leader confronts and corrects a mistake that has been made is also a mark of the standard of integrity for the leader, for the party he represents, for Parliament and for Singapore's democratic institutions, he said.