Parliament approves RM412bil Budget as debate ends with call for MPs to avoid polarisation, populism

Parliament’s deliberations should shape the public discourse and set the direction for the country, said Leader of the House Indranee Rajah. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 6 (The Straits Times/ANN): Parliament here must avoid going down the path of others worldwide that have become gridlocked, hamstrung or at such loggerheads that countries cannot move forward and their people pay the price, said Leader of the House Indranee Rajah on Monday.

She was responding to a speech by Nominated MP Cheng Hsing Yao near the end of the debate on the Government’s Budget. He had laid out four principles that MPs here should follow to ensure that the Singapore Parliament would always be “an effective and respected political arena”.