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The People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Vivian Balakrishnan and Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan crossed swords in a live political debate today (July 1) on the hot-button issue of Singapore’s growing population.
In a heated exchange, Dr Balakrishnan quashed claims that the government was targeting a population of 10 million and accused Dr Chee of “[indulging] in falsehoods”.
In the question and answer segment of the debate, Dr Chee asked Dr Balakrishnan if he would “categorically tell Singaporeans right now” that the PAP has no intention of raising Singapore’s population to 10 million.
His question referenced SDP’s “Four Yes, One No” manifesto for the upcoming election, in which the party said it would “push to stop the PAP from raising our population to 10 million”.
Dr Balakrishnan, who is also Foreign Minister, responded: “Just today, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a statement advising people like you not to indulge in falsehoods.”
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