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Starting off his speech, PAP’s party whip assured that he valued the role of NCMPs as much as elected MPs, saying that “if any PAP MPs call WP NCMPs second class citizens, I will put them in their place as party whip”.
He reminded the house that all MPs are voted into Parliament, including NCMPs. Responding to criticisms that the proposed changes to the NCMP scheme is based on the self-interest of the PAP, Mr Chan Chun Sing said that “our priority is longevity of Singapore, not longevity of PAP.” He said that the PAP supports filling the third NCMP seat but found the political manoeuvring behind the motion troubling.
http://themiddleground.sg/2016/01/29/so-who-said-what-in-parliament-part-5/
He reminded the house that all MPs are voted into Parliament, including NCMPs. Responding to criticisms that the proposed changes to the NCMP scheme is based on the self-interest of the PAP, Mr Chan Chun Sing said that “our priority is longevity of Singapore, not longevity of PAP.” He said that the PAP supports filling the third NCMP seat but found the political manoeuvring behind the motion troubling.
http://themiddleground.sg/2016/01/29/so-who-said-what-in-parliament-part-5/