TIME TO PUT A STOP TO GRASSROOTS PARTISANSHIP - A timely re-visit to OTHER issue

[Confuseous]

The People’s Association, a statutory board funded by taxpayers’ money, has in the past claimed to be independent and non-partisan. However, many believe that the PA is an extension of the ruling PAP, not least because its chairman is Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. There have been various reports of PA resources being used for party political purposes in the past, with discriminatory practices that border on being petty.

For instance, supporters who turned up to attend a rally held by the opposition National Solidarity Party were not allowed to use the public toilets at a community centre during the general election campaign in May.

The fact that such acts are still being carried out at a time when PM Lee and other senior government figures have been calling for national reconciliation and unity smacks of sheer hypocrisy. Singapore is more divided than it has ever been at any other point in its post-independence history, with a once apolitical generation in serious danger of getting carried away with the same partisan bickering that has polarised countries such as Taiwan. However, what the PM ought to realise is that it is not the opposition, but rather, his own colleagues at the PA and PAP who are chiefly responsible for this widening political divide.

- http://thesatayclub.net/2011/08/time-to-put-a-stop-to-grassroots-partisanship/

 

[tanwahtiu]

The PM of Singapore must should not be member of PA. PM must resign if he want to be chairman of PA. If he does Singapore has had a dodgy PM.

The People’s Association, a statutory board funded by taxpayers’ money, has in the past claimed to be independent and non-partisan. However, many believe that the PA is an extension of the ruling PAP, not least because its chairman is Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. There have been various reports of PA resources being used for party political purposes in the past, with discriminatory practices that border on being petty.

For instance, supporters who turned up to attend a rally held by the opposition National Solidarity Party were not allowed to use the public toilets at a community centre during the general election campaign in May.

The fact that such acts are still being carried out at a time when PM Lee and other senior government figures have been calling for national reconciliation and unity smacks of sheer hypocrisy. Singapore is more divided than it has ever been at any other point in its post-independence history, with a once apolitical generation in serious danger of getting carried away with the same partisan bickering that has polarised countries such as Taiwan. However, what the PM ought to realise is that it is not the opposition, but rather, his own colleagues at the PA and PAP who are chiefly responsible for this widening political divide.

- http://thesatayclub.net/2011/08/time-to-put-a-stop-to-grassroots-partisanship/

 

[mscitw]

Whoever this peasant is, he/she is a certified fool.

The PA is simply an instrument for the regime to exercise control over stupid peasants. It is a organisation that pampers lackeys and minions. It rubber stamping permits for lackeys and minions to showcase their weekly wayang shows to fool peasants. It balks political pariahs who try to organise grassroot activities for silly peasants. The WP managed to use reverse demonisation against it while the party machinery was busy with canvassing votes for Phony Tan.

In addition, numerous umbrella affliates under the PA have serious conflict of interests where ruling party members opening bid for contracts. Dubbed sweetheart contracts, numerous small fry party members benefited from such dodgy deals especially around Aljunied ward.

It was no surprise Aljunied, after the revelations of such dodgy deals went down under for the regime.