PAP Wasting Time And Energy

As the General Elections (GE) fever hit the island, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has been trying to hit the opposition with various accusations. I have no problem with this; mudslinging is part of politics and if you can’t stand the heat, don’t get in the kitchen.

However I do feel the PAP need to be more careful about how they are doing this because it is fast becoming a matter of the boy crying wolf. Take these examples;

- Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has warned Aljunied voters that if they vote in the Workers' Party (WP) team at Aljunied GRC then they are voting against two ministers, one potential Parliament Secretary, one potential Speaker of Parliament and one grassroots MP.
- Former PAP candidate for Hougang Mr. Eric Low says that Hougang has become a "slum" under the WP.
- And various members of the PAP saying that the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is going to “raid the Singapore reserves.”

First, the MM should not have talked about the composition of the team at GRC. Most Singaporeans care little about that because the GRC system was invented by the PAP. No other country in the world has it, and it is a matter of you reap what you sow. It’s the flipside of the GRC system, and if the PAP is worried about losing 2 ministers, one potential Parliament Secretary, and one potential Speaker of Parliament, then they should never had invented the GRC in the first place!

Second, Hougang is not a “slum.” It’s not a slum because the Singapore government has said on many occasions, proudly, that there are no ghettos or slums in Singapore. It’s election time and suddenly there is a slum in Singapore?

Third is the matter of the SDP raiding the reserves; that is not going to happen! That is not going to happen because only the Singapore government can touch the Singapore reserves and the SDP is NOT going to be the next Singapore government. How is the SDP going “raid the Singapore reserves” when they are not going to be in government? That is just silly!

None of the above accusations have gained any traction with Singaporeans so far and I do suggest that the PAP redo some of their tactics. Currently, the opposition seem to have more wind in their sails and the PAP need to stop wasting time and energy on attacks that don't work. With 6 days till the elections, time is growing short.