“The Speaker is a referee for political debate at the highest level, maintaining order and providing guidance on Parliamentary procedures,” added the WP in a media statement posted on their Facebook page on Jul 14.
SINGAPORE — The Workers’ Party has expressed disappointment regarding the unparliamentary language used by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin towards their member of parliament, Assoc Prof Jamus Lim, during a parliamentary sitting on Apr 17. The party believes that addressing public concerns over this issue in Parliament would be the appropriate course of action.
“Like many Singaporeans, the Workers’ Party was disappointed when viewing the recent video highlighting an audible outburst by the Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin towards WP MP Associate Professor Jamus Lim,” said WP who are issuing their first statement since the matter was brought to light on Jul 11.
Earlier in the week, Speaker Tan issued an apology to MP Lim, which was ‘kindly accepted’ by the latter. Speaker Tan explained that when he listens to speeches made by members of parliament, like everyone else, he forms his own views on them. What he had expressed were his private thoughts, muttered to himself and not intended for anyone else.
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