Composition in Parliament is "too lopsided": Png Eng Huat

SINGAPORE: The Workers' Party candidate for Hougang, Png Eng Huat, said the composition in Singapore's Parliament is "too lopsided".

He said democracy is about political and social equality and it is something he doesn't see in Parliament as the majority of MPs are from the People's Action Party.

Mr Png made this point in response to comments by his PAP opponent, Desmond Choo.

Mr Choo had urged voters not to "mix up" the democratic process with the need for alternative voices in Parliament.

Mr Choo had also said he can be an alternative voice, which Mr Png disagreed.

"If you look at the last GE (General Election), a lot of the PAP candidates did talk about being independent and all that. I don't doubt their sincerity but the thing is there are already existing alternative voices. There are existing alternative parties. They (PAP candidates) don't need to play that role. We can play that role very well," said Mr Png.

Mr Png was speaking to reporters after visiting coffee shops and meeting residents along Hougang Avenue 5.

He was accompanied by party leaders, including WP secretary-general Low Thia Khiang and chairman Sylvia Lim.

Mr Png was also asked about the involvement of party bigwigs in his campaigning, a sharp contrast to his opponent Mr Choo who has been walking the ground without party leaders by his side.

In response, Mr Png said Hougang is "extremely important" to the Workers' Party and the party machinery was there to defend it.