On Wednesday ( Apr 30 ), Progress Singapore Party ( PSP) chairman Tan Cheng Bock demanded the outcome of police inquiries into alleged harrassment. – made in January by the People’s Action Party ( PAP ) and PSP volunteers; – to be made available to the general public during the election plan.
We have a lot of educated citizens here. We may act on our own. And they are aware of my strictness because I don’t like people to yell and fight one another, ” Dr. Tan said during a haywire at Jurong West Street 91.
He made reference to a PSP and PAP volunteer walkabout in Bukit Gombak SMC in January.
Leong Mun Wai, the party’s secretary-general, Hazel Poa, the second vice-chairperson, and beginners Sani Ismail and Sumarleki Amjah were on Wednesday night to support Dr. Tan and other West Coast-Jurong West candidates from the party’s West Coast-Jurong slate.
Since the police have finished the investigation, we urge that the findings of the investigation be made public but that we can learn the truth, according to Ms Poa. ”
She claimed that the group has raised this issue before, but that it has not yet heard back from the government. In her protest speech, Ms. Poa had even touched on the conflict. next Saturday.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers has been contacted for reply by CNA.
The PSP candidates addressed a variety of issues with their agendas on Wednesday, including those involving housing and the Goods and Services Tax ( GST ).
According to Mr. Leong, National Development Minister Desmond Lee, the PAP’s outlet secretary for West Coast-Jurong West, has yet to respond to a number of policy issues that the PSP has raised.
The PSP chief raised concerns about the rising cost of housing and development board ( HDB) apartments and questioned what the government was doing to lower public housing prices, besides increasing the supply of apartments.
According to the current system, HDB prices, including BTO ( Build-to-Order ) prices, are not going to stop rising, and are not going to do so at such a rapid rate. So we must actually talk about some actual answers, he said.
He also cited the Affordable Homes Scheme, a policy recommendation made in its statement by the PSP, as a potential solution to rising Housing prices.
Mr. Leong added that the government had frequently “avoided” the issue of HDB contract decay.
According to him, the government must find a solution because the residents ‘ use of the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme ( SERS ) and the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (VERS ) are no longer effective.
They can’t be hiding behind me, I don’t know what Minister Desmond Lee is doing, sometimes he’s keeping an eye on. However, how much do you need to track? Mr. Leong questioned, noting that Singaporeans who own HDB apartments are suffering.
He also questioned what the specialists are up to with regard to provincial issues like raise upgrades.
Minister Desmond Lee likes to talk about regional issues all the time, but what has the government done on some of the more pressing concerns, such as when I start walking around Jurong Spring? ”
He demanded the minister give a “definitive answer ” by stating that many of the apartments in the estate have “very small ” lifts that only allow one wheelchair user and one other person to enter at the same time.
Throughout the incurring, the GST excursions have been a contentious topic.
Mr. Leong remarked on this,” The GST is a backward taxes. You can’t escape from that correct, right? The government has implemented a program that gives GST tickets to Singaporeans with the lowest income. However, it doesn’t change the fact that GST is a backward taxes. ”
He added that while these tax increases benefit Singapore with lower incomes, the middle class continues to be” sandwiched” by them.
Mr. Leong claimed that the government could use the GST to offset its own investing because it had enough cash to use up the funds to support the People’s Association, SkillsFuture, and SPH Media Trust.
According to Mr. Leong, 80 % of the net investment returns contribution ( NIRC ) are not spent in the same year because they are instead “locked up in some funds and… spent over the long term, ” he claimed.
He questioned why he should be putting this money, which is supposed to improve the lives and employment of Singaporeans, into all these tasks, not to mention the S$ 5 billion addition to a fund to create Changi Airport.
These initiatives are financially feasible initiatives. Therefore, they may increase their cash separately, rather than using half the investment money from the reserves, which are intended for Singaporeans. ”
His group made its way around nearby coffee shops to interact with customers and locals after speaking with the internet.
Additionally, they had the chance to meet Ang Wei Neng, the current PAP MP for the Nanyang ward, who was canvassing also at the NTI Food Court in Jurong West Street 91.
Followers from both camps pumped their hands into the air as the two parties exchanged words of encouragement and screamed loudly,” PSP! ”, “PAP! ”, “ Tan Cheng Bock! ” and “Ang Wei Neng! ”