Low Thia Khiang: "We are for transparency and accountability. We are not shy to support a motion that is critical of us ... We are fully aware that if we were to overlook certain matters, the PAP Government will be the first to take us to account. We are not daunted by that as this is what a First World Parliament should be. Keep whoever is in charge on the (sic) toe, to do the job properly and be accountable to the people."

Low Thia Khiang: "Madam Speaker, under our current system, it seems that me that any opposition party which aspires to be elected in a GRC, will have to build a town management team to train hundred staff officers first. Then, taking the advice of the Minister for National Development, start shopping for an off-the-shelf accounting software. If an opposition party aspires to be the next Government, perhaps it may need to be an army of civil servants first. This is a strange political situation for any functioning democracy to be in. I think this is not the way forward for the good of the nation. If we consider residents' interests as most important, then the Government must also protect residents' interest in the transition of town management from one party to another party."

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