Leong Mun Wai's comment about being called last to speak in parliament cast aspersions on Speaker's impartiality: Seah Kian Peng

Leong Mun Wai 's comment about being called last to speak in parliament cast aspersions on Speaker's impartiality: Seah Kian Peng

“The proceedings of parliament and the conduct of members being an elected, non-constituency or nominated member, Leader of the Opposition, minister or any other office holder, are not matters which should be taken lightly and cannot be made in jest.” “The statement cast aspersions on my fairness and impartiality in calling members. This is a reflection of my character as the Speaker, touching on my conduct of parliamentary proceedings.”The NCMP replied three days later, explaining that the statement was a tongue-in-cheek comment made to lighten the mood in the context of the podcast, and that he had no intention to question Mr Seah’s impartiality.

While Mr Leong repeated his explanation that the comment was made for the podcast and was not ill-intentioned, Mr Seah told him it “does not change the fact that the statement is attributed to me, that there was no basis for the statement, and it should not have been made”. Mr Leong then said in a July 1 reply: “Given that you accept that there was no intention to cast aspersions on your impartiality as the Speaker, I trust you will agree that it would not be accurate to make an apology that suggests an intention to mislead listeners on my part.”On March 22 last year, Mr Leong, then the secretary-general of PSP, took to Facebook to air his opinions about parliament’s proceedings, after an exchange with Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.

During a heated exchange in parliament, Mr Leong replied to a clarification from former Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin by saying: “Speaker, if the minister didn’t ask me, I suggest you do not ask.”

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