Workers’ Party Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang was in a feisty mood on Wednesday morning (Sep 2), during his party’s walkabout in their Hougang stronghold.
When a mainstream media reporter asked Low about the number of opposition candidates needed in parliament to form an effective government, the normally smiley Mr Low uncharacteristically raised his voice to say:
- “The number counts! Let’s face the facts — I was in parliament for 20 years, and spoke on a lot of issues, but nothing has happened!
- When I moved out (of Hougang) in 2011, and we had 7 elected MPs, you see the changes, so let’s face the facts; numbers count!”
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