WP to query Govt on defective MRT trains in Parliament
It said the Transport Minister had given contradictory statements regarding the issue
Published: 2:20 PM, July 17, 2016
Updated: 9:56 AM, July 18, 2016
SINGAPORE — The Workers’ Party has taken issue with what it described as Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s contradictory statements about the recall of defective MRT trains for repairs, and said its Members of Parliament have filed questions on the matter.
In its statement on Sunday (July 17), the WP said: “Mr Khaw was reported by the media to have said, contradictorily, that the defective trains were not a major issue and yet would have caused a panic if the issue were made public.”
The opposition party said that it was “very concerned” to learn of the “revelation” about the defects that will lead to 26 trains, in total, being shipped back to its Chinese manufacturer for repairs.
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Daniel Goh, who signed off as the WP’s chair of its media team, said: “Major issues affecting our public transport system should be discussed publicly.”
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