SMU Associate Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan commented on MP (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) Hri Kumar Nair’s criticism of the Workers’ Party (WP) for not taking a concrete stand on contentious issues. He said the move is “tactical” at a time when Parliament is about mid-way through its current term. “The PAP is also trying to get the WP to make clear its position on the hijab issue. It does not want to give the WP the luxury of shifting its stand without any political consequences. The spotlight and pressure currently is very much on the Government… In many ways, there is very little cost to the WP making a general public statement on the issue without taking a definitive position,” he said.