Online Petition again Linking Upgrading to elections

goh meng seng SG

Hi there,

There is a new online petition put up by some other forummers:

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?merlion1

To: The Secretary-General of the People's Action Party
We are concerned about the linking of public housing upgrading and estate renewal programmes to electoral support for the PAP in a constituency.

The prioritisation of upgrading programmes should be based on sound criteria and be kept a separate issue from the general election.

These are the reasons:

1) In selecting a precinct for upgrading, the age and condition of the estate and the flats should be foremost considerations. As national agencies, the HDB and the MND have the responsibility to improve the living environment of all Singaporeans.

2) Residents in the opposition wards are fellow citizens and they contribute to this country just like you and me. It is against national cohesion and irresponsible for the government to alienate them by denying them of upgrading programmes and public amenities in their constituencies. The people of Singapore certainly have not entrusted the PAP government to misuse public funds to advance its self-interests.

3) It is important not to turn our parliamentary elections into local council contests. The government should be elected based on their policies and plans for Singapore - not municipal issues. To intimidate voters with withholding upgrading programmes seems to suggest that the ruling party is trying to avoid serious debates on national policies.

The elected government of the day should work for and together with all Singaporeans transcending political factions. The provision of upgrading programmes and public amenities must not be dominated by narrow party self-interests.

We, the undersigned, request that the vote in a general election not be linked to upgrading programmes.

Sincerely,

798 SG

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?merlion1

r u going to send the letter to reporters? Rolling Eyes

goh meng seng SG

Dear 798,

I am not the one who initiate this but just a messenger. It is up to those who initiate this to do whatever they think fit.

Goh Meng Seng

798 SG

anyway, i just sign the petition. i dun buy the idea of blackmailing. hope singaporeans can wake up their fucking ideas n not deluding into government's empty promises.

king108 SG

Cool Me too.

charlize SG

Will this petition suddenly be closed for some obscure idiotic reason? Laughing

BillyBong SG

I think a better petition would be to amend the constitution to allow national development funds to be channelled to the appropriate town councils regardless of whether they are OPPOSITION RUN or PAP-RUN.

Candidates who run in elections and WIN fair and square should be BY LAW allocated this kitty for their respective constituency.

The current system of channelling the funding to the LOSING candidates of Potong Pasir and Hougang is simply ludicrious.

charlize SG

Originally posted by BillyBong:
I think a better petition would be to amend the constitution to allow national development funds to be channelled to the appropriate town councils regardless of whether they are [b]OPPOSITION RUN or PAP-RUN.

Candidates who run in elections and WIN fair and square should be BY LAW allocated this kitty for their respective constituency.

The current system of channelling the funding to the LOSING candidates of Potong Pasir and Hougang is simply ludicrious. [/b]

You think the PAP MPs will vote for this amendment (if this even reaches Parliament)?

Whip, whip, whip. Laughing

BillyBong SG

At the very least it will publicise the plight and unfair conditions dictated by the ruling party towards opposition MPs who have legitimately defended their constituencies from repeated challenges by the ruling party; so dismayed at their failure that the PAP would react like a spoilt loser and unconstitutionally DENY the opposition MP access to funds that should rightfully be theirs to help their wards.

Instead it must be HIGHLIGHTED that this funding is instead channelled to the LOSING PAP challenger.

Simply put, a supposed JUST and FAIR SYSTEM is REWARDING the LOSER.

king108 SG

:mrgreen: You are..... I am still thinking what will happened...."Bridge over trouble water" Idea Mr. Green

charlize SG

Originally posted by king108:
:[b]mrgreen: You are..... I am still thinking what will happened...."Bridge over trouble water" Idea Mr. Green [/b]

I have no idea what the hell you are trying to tell me. Laughing

KittynMeow SG

I think something has happened to the online petition thingie… someone kept posting pages and pages of “SHAM Petition” entries….

charlize SG

Ok, so the discrediting of legitimate concerns begins now. Laughing

t_a_s SG

No need to petition, because the PAP purposely link these two issues together, so that they can win votes, in other words, u vote for us then ur estate will be in good condition and so on

dragg SG

i find it unacceptable too.

it is not like they are funding it out of their own pocket.

Redblood SG

i will like to see this in a slightly different angle ... (too bad i stumble on this thread ... makes me angry .... )

1) while everyone likes to see new things in life, like new cars, new PC, new handphone, etc. i think everyone also like not to be inconvenience by the introduction of "NEW" things. are we really all for new MRT farecards? new bus pricing? if every year have election and every year they knock and build something at your block or doorstep ... do you like it ??? if you work in night shift ... YOU WILL HATE IT !!!

2) i gone thru 1 upgrade process, workers walk in and out of house EVERYday to get the utility room in the kitchen up.
>> who is the person who decides the design of the room? BTW it suckx big time, the clothes pole line the length of the swing open windows, meaning you have to leave the entire space clear to hang clothes, so what is the room for? to exercise extra 10feet carrying the clothes pole?? i fume even now come to think of such a cokanathan design whoever it was tat did it. and it wasnt cheap, have to pay em S$1xxxx to "UPGRADE"
>> why must upgrade?? why they do not want to leave us poor folks alone to tinker our own home sweet home and let us be? why not just do things that DO NOT INTRUDE into peoples lives like a great paint job? more trees? more shelters? etc
>> if upgrading is so important, why not just set a scheme for folks to redeem limited portion of renovation costs (like how they give away ERS, etc), or even better, waive off a few years of the poor folks monthly HDB installment !!! upgrade the peoples lives instead, make the people happy, we dont wake up everyday see a new piece of concrete in our house and start smiling at it do we ???

*fuming mad*

Cindyfeh SG

By the way since most of us spend more wakening hours in office than in our pathetic HDB jails, I think the gov should just upgrade the office blocks.

king108 SG

Sorry commercial building no included. Do it yourself... Mr. Green Prepare to get less bonus cause the boss had spent it on the upgrading...