Young PAP hold Simi LJ rally for Poly fares?

[eErotica69]

Let's not be Dr Chee Bye's doggie and attack PAP for the sake of attacking!!

However, I feel that the rally is meaningless and only for wayang purpose. Look PAP is the Government and surely as Government, they can instruct SBS and TIBS to lower fares!!!

So why Young PAP bother to rally?

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Young PAP to hold rally at Speakers' Corner for lower poly fares

In a first for the People's Action Party (PAP), its youth wing is taking to the Speakers' Corner this Saturday - in the name of lower public transport fares for polytechnic students.

The unprecedented public advocacy is not aimed at the Government, but rather public transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit, said Young PAP (YP) deputy organising secretary Abner Koh.

Polytechnic and university students are considered tertiary-level students rather than post-secondary, hence they fork out about twice what those in junior colleges pay.

Activism to redress this imbalance has been going on for years. In 2008 and 2009, a group of polytechnic and university students, including Workers' Party (WP) youth wing secretary Bernard Chen, collected some 5,200 signatures in a petition to lower fares.


http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_737463.html

 

[middaydog]

The unprecedented public advocacy is not aimed at the Government, but rather public transport operator

may be they should hold one that aim at gahment to lower poly tuition fee

 

[Leongsam]

This takes the word "Wayang" to new heights.

 

[Doubblur]

It's stupid show that the party's youth wing is rallying against their own party in power. Yes well said, wayang.

 

[Windsor]

More likely for talent spotting potential new members and recruitment exercise.

 

[bryanlim1972]

its obvious the PAP is laying the groundwork for young PAP to take credit for a lowering of bus fares for poly students.... can't let gerald giam and gang take all the credit right?

 

[red amoeba]

YPAP shld organise rally for LOWERING ALL FARES.

 

[sleaguepunter]

if violence break out at the rally, who will be responsible?

 

[The Philistine]

Activism to redress this imbalance has been going on for years. In 2008 and 2009, a group of polytechnic and university students, including Workers' Party (WP) youth wing secretary Bernard Chen, collected some 5,200 signatures in a petition to lower fares.

Why are they suddenly campaigning to lower public transport fares for polytechnic students? Perhaps they have received instructions from "upstairs" (who already decided to lower fares) to do it so that they can claim all the credit? It is telling the world that WP's youth wing is useless but the regime's youth wing "can get things done".

 

[tanwahtiu]

signs of internal struggles and split is near.

Let's not be Dr Chee Bye's doggie and attack PAP for the sake of attacking!!

However, I feel that the rally is meaningless and only for wayang purpose. Look PAP is the Government and surely as Government, they can instruct SBS and TIBS to lower fares!!!

So why Young PAP bother to rally?

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Young PAP to hold rally at Speakers' Corner for lower poly fares

In a first for the People's Action Party (PAP), its youth wing is taking to the Speakers' Corner this Saturday - in the name of lower public transport fares for polytechnic students.

The unprecedented public advocacy is not aimed at the Government, but rather public transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit, said Young PAP (YP) deputy organising secretary Abner Koh.

Polytechnic and university students are considered tertiary-level students rather than post-secondary, hence they fork out about twice what those in junior colleges pay.

Activism to redress this imbalance has been going on for years. In 2008 and 2009, a group of polytechnic and university students, including Workers' Party (WP) youth wing secretary Bernard Chen, collected some 5,200 signatures in a petition to lower fares.


http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_737463.html

 

[Cruxx]

signs of internal struggles and split is near.

I think SamanthaLeong's observation (it's "wayang") is closer to the truth.

[video=youtube;eo7XTRCNDMY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo7XTRCNDMY&feature=channel_video_title[/video]

 

[eErotica69]

They might as well get their Chairman to call the Transport Minister or Temasek Holding's boss, to instruct SMRT and SBS to accord the post secondary consesssion for Poly Students.

Then they use the time that was meant for the rally, to do some social work or help Dr Lily Neo (my idol) with her Meet the People Session. It is going to be more fruitful!

 

[Confuseous]

w a y a n g !