WHAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT
Mr Nallkaruppan said what is more important is the issues facing residents.
“Singaporeans generally feel the cost of living is becoming unbearable, especially with the rise of GST from 7 per cent to 9 per cent,” he said.
“More importantly, rather than the candidates, we want to focus on the issues that Singaporeans care about.”
He highlighted job priority for Singaporeans as another issue to address.
For PAP’s Dr Tan, he told reporters that he spent the half an hour journey travelling from Kong Hwa School to Jurong Pioneer Junior College reading up on initiatives that Mr Gan initiated. “He has actually set up a fantastic infrastructure and I believe that his grand halo will rub off on all of us here.”
The minister then said he intends to participate in walkabouts to talk to as many residents as possible in the nine-day campaigning period, adding that he has medical connections with some clinics in the area.
Senior Minister of State Low Yen Ling and Mr Don Wee, who were elected in 2020, are not in the team. Ms Low is standing in the new Bukit Gombak SMC, while Mr Wee will not be running for election.
Mr A’bas and Ms Low ran for election in Tanjong Pagar GRC in 2020, while Mr Nallkaruppan was part of a PSP team in Nee Soon GRC that year. None of the PSP’s four candidates for Chua Chu Kang GRC from the previous election are in this year’s team.
Chua Chu Kang GRC underwent boundary changes in the latest electoral boundaries review. It now includes parts of Hong Kah North – including Tengah estates – and areas from Holland-Bukit Timah. The GRC has 93,368 voters.
PAP won 58.64 per cent of the vote in 2020.
