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can WP manage Punngol East?
WP 'was not able to put resources in Punggol East' after they lost to PAP during the GE 2011 as they have limited resources but make it a come back when PAP announced a by-election.
Party secretary-general Low Thia Khiang mentioned that "The Workers' Party is a small party with limited resources, so I decided our priority should be on Aljunied GRC... (and that we should) cease all ground activities at the constituencies we contested,". - Funny right!!!
Now they are back and KPKB at all the parties. They even have the cheek to say people do nothing and never want to listen. What a big time gangster?
Here is the report made by the Mr Low himslef.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/wp-unveils-lee-li-lian-as-punggol-east-candidate-032510682.html
Why WP 'was not in Punggol East' since GE 2011
Party secretary-general Low Thia Khiang also took the opportunity to explain why his party members, including Lee, might not have been as visible in the constituency since after the last general election.
"The Workers' Party is a small party with limited resources, so I decided our priority should be on Aljunied GRC... (and that we should) cease all ground activities at the constituencies we contested," he said.
Low said they initially planned to resume activities once things in Aljunied had "stabilised", later last year, but the Hougang by-election threw their plans off. They have kept in touch with Punggol East residents, however, through sales of their Hammer publication in the area near their market.
"We've had many residents who frequent the market and all that. They're not unfamiliar with us," he added.
Explaining further the delay in the leadership's decision on their chosen candidate, Low stressed that the party is a serious one, which "consider(s) very seriously who to field and the quality of the candidate".
"We make sure that our candidates, when they are elected, they are prepared to work and connect with the people and not just going to Parliament and talk," he said. "But you have to do your work on the ground. You have to run the town council, and you really have to... solve people's problems when you're elected. That's why we're very careful in who we field and when we consider, we consider a lot of factors
WP 'was not able to put resources in Punggol East' after they lost to PAP during the GE 2011 as they have limited resources but make it a come back when PAP announced a by-election.
Party secretary-general Low Thia Khiang mentioned that "The Workers' Party is a small party with limited resources, so I decided our priority should be on Aljunied GRC... (and that we should) cease all ground activities at the constituencies we contested,". - Funny right!!!
Now they are back and KPKB at all the parties. They even have the cheek to say people do nothing and never want to listen. What a big time gangster?
Here is the report made by the Mr Low himslef.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/wp-unveils-lee-li-lian-as-punggol-east-candidate-032510682.html
Why WP 'was not in Punggol East' since GE 2011
Party secretary-general Low Thia Khiang also took the opportunity to explain why his party members, including Lee, might not have been as visible in the constituency since after the last general election.
"The Workers' Party is a small party with limited resources, so I decided our priority should be on Aljunied GRC... (and that we should) cease all ground activities at the constituencies we contested," he said.
Low said they initially planned to resume activities once things in Aljunied had "stabilised", later last year, but the Hougang by-election threw their plans off. They have kept in touch with Punggol East residents, however, through sales of their Hammer publication in the area near their market.
"We've had many residents who frequent the market and all that. They're not unfamiliar with us," he added.
Explaining further the delay in the leadership's decision on their chosen candidate, Low stressed that the party is a serious one, which "consider(s) very seriously who to field and the quality of the candidate".
"We make sure that our candidates, when they are elected, they are prepared to work and connect with the people and not just going to Parliament and talk," he said. "But you have to do your work on the ground. You have to run the town council, and you really have to... solve people's problems when you're elected. That's why we're very careful in who we field and when we consider, we consider a lot of factors
