01-04-2025, 02:49 PM
K Shanmugam defends NMP resignations as constitutional as online backlash questions independence of scheme
Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam affirmed that under Singapore’s Constitution, Nominated MPs may resign and later join political parties, but public criticism on social media has intensified. Many netizens argue that such resignations compromise the independence the scheme was meant to uphold.
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/04...of-scheme/
Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam affirmed that under Singapore’s Constitution, Nominated MPs may resign and later join political parties, but public criticism on social media has intensified. Many netizens argue that such resignations compromise the independence the scheme was meant to uphold.
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/04...of-scheme/