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March 27, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/03/27/sdp-takes-dr-teo-ho-pin-to-task-over-sheng-siong-rental-hike/
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The Singapore Democratic Party has taken PAP MP Dr Teo Ho Pin to task over his silence on the rental hike by Sheng Siong after it took over 5 wet markets from HDB.
SDP had written to Dr Teo last year imploring him to join them to oppose the sale of the Fajar wet market under his constituency of Bukit Panjang to Sheng Siong.
Dr Teo did not answer SDP directly, but told the media that “it was he who lobbied HDB to build the wet market in 1996 and he had been meeting the residents, stallholders and grassroots leaders recently to “resolve” the issue.”
There were no subsequent updates from Dr Teo on what he did exactly to “resolve” the matter which is now hanging in the air as affected stallholders deliberate whether to stay put.
SDP’s Assistant Secretary-General Mr John Tan had written to Dr Teo imploring him to state his stance clearly:
“Remaining silent is not an option. Do you support the raising of the rental? If you don’t, will you publicly condemn Sheng Siong’s reprehensible move? Are you going to do anything to help resolve the matter?”
He revealed that SDP will “do whatever it takes” to get Sheng Siong to reverse its decision without elaborating more on it and invited Dr Teo to join them:
“In the coming months and weeks, the SDP will do everything we can can to get Sheng Siong to reverse its decision. We invite you to join us in our effort. What do you say?”
It is highly unlikely that SDP will ever get a reply from Dr Teo who won the single seat of Bukit Panjang by a whooping margin of nearly 77 percent in the last general election.
Perhaps SDP has misunderstood Dr Teo’s intentions. His promise to “resolve” the issue is not to stop Sheng Siong from raising the rental, but to persuade the stallholders to accept the inevitable.
The duty of PAP MPs is not to speak up for the people or to fight for their rights, but rather to “explain” the PAP’s policies to them, to make them understand and if unnecessary “force” them down their throats.
SDP should just leave the hapless Dr Teo alone and show us what it is capable of. As PAP minister Lim Swee Say proclaimed proudly in Parliament not too long ago:
“We (PAP) are DEAF to all criticisms.”
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March 27, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/03/27/sdp-takes-dr-teo-ho-pin-to-task-over-sheng-siong-rental-hike/
Written by Our Correspondent
The Singapore Democratic Party has taken PAP MP Dr Teo Ho Pin to task over his silence on the rental hike by Sheng Siong after it took over 5 wet markets from HDB.
SDP had written to Dr Teo last year imploring him to join them to oppose the sale of the Fajar wet market under his constituency of Bukit Panjang to Sheng Siong.
Dr Teo did not answer SDP directly, but told the media that “it was he who lobbied HDB to build the wet market in 1996 and he had been meeting the residents, stallholders and grassroots leaders recently to “resolve” the issue.”
There were no subsequent updates from Dr Teo on what he did exactly to “resolve” the matter which is now hanging in the air as affected stallholders deliberate whether to stay put.
SDP’s Assistant Secretary-General Mr John Tan had written to Dr Teo imploring him to state his stance clearly:
“Remaining silent is not an option. Do you support the raising of the rental? If you don’t, will you publicly condemn Sheng Siong’s reprehensible move? Are you going to do anything to help resolve the matter?”
He revealed that SDP will “do whatever it takes” to get Sheng Siong to reverse its decision without elaborating more on it and invited Dr Teo to join them:
“In the coming months and weeks, the SDP will do everything we can can to get Sheng Siong to reverse its decision. We invite you to join us in our effort. What do you say?”
It is highly unlikely that SDP will ever get a reply from Dr Teo who won the single seat of Bukit Panjang by a whooping margin of nearly 77 percent in the last general election.
Perhaps SDP has misunderstood Dr Teo’s intentions. His promise to “resolve” the issue is not to stop Sheng Siong from raising the rental, but to persuade the stallholders to accept the inevitable.
The duty of PAP MPs is not to speak up for the people or to fight for their rights, but rather to “explain” the PAP’s policies to them, to make them understand and if unnecessary “force” them down their throats.
SDP should just leave the hapless Dr Teo alone and show us what it is capable of. As PAP minister Lim Swee Say proclaimed proudly in Parliament not too long ago:
“We (PAP) are DEAF to all criticisms.”
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