WORKERS PARTY FAILS 2ND BID, NO CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT RESERVED ELECTION

WP’s Adjournment Motion on Elected Presidency Balloted Out of 2nd October Parliamentary Sitting

Parliament received a total of three bids at the close of the deadline for adjournment motions for the sitting on Monday 2 October.

At the ballot today conducted by Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and witnessed by WP MP Sylvia Lim, the adjournment motion filed by Dr Intan Azura on the topic: “Preserving Green Space and Heritage in Jalan Kayu Constituency” was chosen for the sitting on Monday 2 October.

Should there be a sitting on Tuesday 3 October, Ms Sylvia Lim’s topic : “Counting from President Wee Kim Wee or President Ong Teng Cheong for Reserved Presidential Election – Policy Decision or Legal Question?” may be subject to ballot again at the end of the sitting on Monday 2 October.

Currently, the other bid is by MP Vikram Nair on “The Future of National Service”.