'Ridiculous argument': SM Lee dismisses Pritam's claim that losing ministers will not weaken govt
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Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on April 29 that it is a «ridiculous argument» to suggest that the People's Action Party (PAP) can lose ministers without weakening the government. This was in response to Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Sin'Ridiculous argument': SM Lee dismisses Pritam's claim that losing ministers will not weaken govt
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on April 29 that it is a «ridiculous argument» to suggest that the People's Action Party (PAP) can lose ministers without weakening the government. This was in response to Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh's earlier statement on Monday (April 28) that even if all 26 WP candidates are voted into Parliament this year, the Government have «enough space, enough leeway, enough focus to deal with the issues of today and tomorrow». Speaking to reporters at 630 Bedok Reservoir Road Market and Food Centre in Aljunied GRC today, the 73-year-old Lee countered: «It's a ridiculous argument. »Every team has got a range of members some more critical, some playing complementary roles. If it doesn't matter who is in the team, then there should be no difficulty making a good government with anybody. You don't need to assemble a strong group of people." SM Lee added that the 48-year-old was making his claims with the intention of gaining support for the WP team contesting against Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong for Punggol GRC in the May 3 general election. Read more