As expected, sparks flew as the opposition, WP, came out firing on all cylinders at the PAP and even pro-opposition critics during its second rally for the Punggol East by-election.
Towards the PAP, the WP leaders, fronted by its chief Low Thia Khiang, cited example after example of policy alternatives and the 250-plus questions it had raised in Parliament since the 2011 GE as proof that it has played its role as a responsible and rational watchdog.
The rebuttals were directed largely at PM Lee Hsien Loong who had said on Saturday that the opposition did not have strong views and did not raise alternative policies.
The WP also addressed head-on criticisms of it being an arrogant party that did not uphold opposition unity, owing to its refusal to negotiate with other parties over the right to contest the Punggol East ward.
Recounting history of how opposition disunity in the 1990s had affected the growth of the WP, Mr Low said the party decided to walk its own path lest it disappoints Singaporeans hoping for a strong political force.
Tonight’s rally has raised the temperatures in the hitherto-mild election campaign by several notches. The PAP and other opposition parties are expected to respond before the WP’s third and final rally tomorrow. More sparks may fly.
Low Thia Khiang, MP (English)
Sylvia Lim, MP
Lee Li Lian (English)
Lee Li Lian (Mandarin)
Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap, MP
Chen Show Mao, MP
Low Thia Khiang (Mandarin)
Yee Jenn Jong, NCMP
Pritam Singh, MP
Png Eng Huat, MP
Koh Choong Yong
Glenda Han
Mohammed Rahizan Bin Yaacob
Dennis Tan
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