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Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chairman Paul Tambyah stood by his party’s decision to press the People’s Action Party (PAP) on the question of a 10 million population target, saying the ruling party has now been forced to clarify and assure Singaporeans that there are no such plans.
He said the PAP could have clarified matters earlier but did not do so, adding: “They have kept quiet all through. They have fed this ambiguity. Now finally, for the first time, they have said no.”
Speaking to reporters yesterday during a walkabout in the Bukit Panjang single-member constituency that he is contesting, Professor Tambyah said: “We got the PAP to give us a straight answer. Normally, when you have a little kid, you ask them ‘yes or no’ and the kid doesn’t give you an answer. Finally, the kid has given us an answer and they said ‘no’, which is good.”
“So we’re going to try and hold them to it… And that’s why we’re hoping to be elected, so that when they say ‘no’, they mean ‘no’.”
He said it also “baffles” him that the PAP called the 10 million target a “falsehood” perpetuated by the SDP. The SDP cited the figure from a press report, he said.
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