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The minister told the House, "We were neither in cahoots nor as naive."  
Responding to parliamentary queries on the enforcement actions taken against KTV joints, in light of the ongoing KTV COVID-19 cluster that numbered 237 cases as of Sunday, Shanmugam noted that such outlets, many of which cater to families, had been "crying out for help".
More than 400 such businesses converted to F&B, and more than 100 operators exited the industry. "We were prepared to let them try. We know there were some who had a dodgy reputation. Should we have said, no you cannot convert to F&B?"
And while it might have seemed common sensical to say some of the operators were "dodgy, doubtful", it was not as straightforward in the law, considering that they had "committed no offence" at that point, added Shanmugam. 

Ah Shan is not as smart as he sounds, and he's obviously trying to divert the issue. No one is saying that KTVs cannot convert to F&B, but people are saying that more checks should have been conducted. Seems like Ah Shan is only good at twisting people's words?