By Dylan Loh | Posted: 13 March 2011 1638 hrs
SINGAPORE: The
People's Action Party (PAP) will fight seriously any opposition team
fielded in Moulmein-Kallang GRC, said Environment and Water Resources
Minister Yaacob Ibrahim.
Moulmein-Kallang has been carved out of the existing Jalan Besar GRC, which Dr Yaacob helms, for the coming General Election.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a walkabout in the area Sunday.
"We
are confident that we will be able to win the trust of the voters
because we've been working for the last five years, you know. We're not
just parachuted all-of-a-sudden overnight and I think our track record
is open for scrutiny", said Dr Yaacob.
With him were incumbents Dr Lee Boon Yang and Ms Denise Phua, and new face Mr Edwin Tong.
Mr Tong, who's a lawyer, said he had been understudying Dr Lee in Jalan Besar.
Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew was also on the walkabout.
Both
Mr Lui and Dr Yaacob stopped short of saying if they will be fielded in
Moulmein-Kallang GRC, adding that the final decision lies with Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Mr Lui is currently part of the neighbouring Tanjong Pagar GRC.
During the walkabout, the PAP team crossed paths with the opposition National Solidarity Party (NSP).
Among
those in the NSP team were prospective election candidates Mr Tony Tan
and Ms Hazel Poa, both former government scholars and Ms Nor Lella
Mardiiiah, who heads the party's Malay Bureau.
They were accompanied by other party members, including the party's Treasurer, Steve Chia.
"We
are here today in this area to introduce our candidates, the Tony and
Hazel and Lella who will be coming here in this Moulmein-Kallang to
contest election. We hope to bring competition to politics", said Mr
Chia.
- CNA/cc
Opposition worked hard on the ground too.
They don't have media coverage so there's this impression that they did not work the ground.