Mission Possible' as voting for WP in Punggol GRC will benefit all Singaporeans: Pritam

He says stronger opposition will make PAP consider timing of policies more carefully

- Kok Yufeng Correspondent and Aqil Hamzah

Voters in Punggol GRC who choose the Workers' Party at the ballot box will be doing so to the benefit of all Singaporeans who want a more balanced Parliament, and a fair and accountable electoral boundary review process, said WP chief Pritam Singh.

In a pitch to voters in the new constituency on April 28, he called on them to send a strong message to the PAP, and show the ruling party "the limits and futility" of redrawing electoral boundaries and announcing them only a month or two before the polls.

"This is not Mission Impossible. It is Mission Possible," Mr Singh told spectators at a rally at Yusof Ishak Secondary School in Sumang Walk. There are 123,820 registered electors in Punggol GRC.

"Your role in this election is very significant... If you vote (for) the Workers' Party, you will be doing an incredible service to the nation," he added.

"The PAP government's Electoral Boundaries Review Committee cannot merge Punggol GRC into Johor," Mr Singh quipped.

He added: "Punggol, you can send a strong message to the PAP: You can change some electoral boundaries every year. But don't mess with Punggol. Don't mess with Singaporeans."

Speaking at WP's third rally this general election, Mr Singh and other WP candidates also took swipes at the PAP's team in Punggol led by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and criticised again the timing of the GST hike.

The Leader of the Opposition said WP had done all it could in Parliament to stop the ruling party from raising the goods and services tax when inflation was raging.

But the PAP was able to get away with making such decisions as it does not face enough political pressure from elected WP MPs, he argued.