Are these tactics acceptable? Typical of PAP.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean has fired a second salvo at the Worker's Party over its Hougang candidate Png Eng Huat's explanation for why he was not selected for a Non-Constituency MP spot, saying it 'raises a new and serious question' about Mr Png's integrity.
In a written statement, Mr Teo said Mr Png had first tried to paint the picture that he had taken his name off the ballot for consideration for the NCMP post because he was against the scheme. But comments from WP chief Low Thia Khiang at the WP rally last night showed that 'Mr Png had not been telling the truth, and had indeed been rejected by the WP,' said Mr Teo in a statement.
At the WP rally, Mr Low had said that 'the selection of NCMP lies solely with the CEC...therefore whether a candidate wanted to be NCMP or not, the decision is not his,' recounted Mr Teo.
'This is the opposite of the picture that Mr Png first tried to paint - that he had taken his name off the ballot, and that he was not considered for the NCMP post because he did not want it. Thus, Mr Low confirmed that Mr Png had not been telling the truth, and had indeed been rejected by the WP,' said Mr Teo.
Mr Teo then asserted that his original question - raised at a PAP rally on Sunday and the trigger for the events of the last three days - has still not been answered by the WP. He said that the original question is: 'If Hougang is so important to the WP, why did WP decide to send Mr Png, a candidate whom their central executive council clearly decided was not good enough to send to Parliament last year?'
'Voters should re-consider whether the WP is just tugging at their emotions, but actually taking voters for granted,' he said. In reference to the WP's slogan for last year's General Election, he concluded: 'For a First World Parliament, the basic prerequisite is that parliamentarians must be honest and truthful.'
http://www.straitstimes.com/The-Big-Story/The-Big-Story-2/Story/STIStory_802129.html
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean has fired a second salvo at the Worker's Party over its Hougang candidate Png Eng Huat's explanation for why he was not selected for a Non-Constituency MP spot, saying it 'raises a new and serious question' about Mr Png's integrity.
In a written statement, Mr Teo said Mr Png had first tried to paint the picture that he had taken his name off the ballot for consideration for the NCMP post because he was against the scheme. But comments from WP chief Low Thia Khiang at the WP rally last night showed that 'Mr Png had not been telling the truth, and had indeed been rejected by the WP,' said Mr Teo in a statement.
At the WP rally, Mr Low had said that 'the selection of NCMP lies solely with the CEC...therefore whether a candidate wanted to be NCMP or not, the decision is not his,' recounted Mr Teo.
'This is the opposite of the picture that Mr Png first tried to paint - that he had taken his name off the ballot, and that he was not considered for the NCMP post because he did not want it. Thus, Mr Low confirmed that Mr Png had not been telling the truth, and had indeed been rejected by the WP,' said Mr Teo.
Mr Teo then asserted that his original question - raised at a PAP rally on Sunday and the trigger for the events of the last three days - has still not been answered by the WP. He said that the original question is: 'If Hougang is so important to the WP, why did WP decide to send Mr Png, a candidate whom their central executive council clearly decided was not good enough to send to Parliament last year?'
'Voters should re-consider whether the WP is just tugging at their emotions, but actually taking voters for granted,' he said. In reference to the WP's slogan for last year's General Election, he concluded: 'For a First World Parliament, the basic prerequisite is that parliamentarians must be honest and truthful.'
http://www.straitstimes.com/The-Big-Story/The-Big-Story-2/Story/STIStory_802129.html
