Murali unveils manifesto for Bukit Batok

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

All these seems new to the PAP. What the hell was David Ong doing and what was Murali doing when he was with PAP Bukit Batok branch for 17 years. Surely these problems did not appear overnight. Why the sudden urge to help the "sandwich class"


http://www.todayonline.com/singapore...batok-election
Murali unveils manifesto for Bukit Batok by-election

BY
LAURA PHILOMIN
[email protected]ISHED: 2:41 PM, APRIL 26, 2016UPDATED: 3:24 PM, APRIL 26, 2016
SINGAPORE — Lawyer Murali Pillai, the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) candidate for the upcoming Bukit Batok by-election, has unveiled his campaign manifesto, which includes plans for a new healthcare co-cooperative, a job placement programme and a pool of volunteers to mentor children from disadvantaged families.

Speaking to the media at a press conference on Tuesday (April 26), Mr Murali outlined three broad areas that he hoped to focus on, if elected: jobs, the elderly and social mobility.

Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was also at the press conference, said if Mr Murali was elected, residents would benefit from the the good track record of the Jurong-Clementi Town Council as well as the existing strong core of community volunteers.

To help residents who have lost their jobs, for instance, Mr Murali said he hoped to tap the wide network of community activists in assisting the unemployed in finding new jobs faster.

For families which are struggling with long term healthcare costs for the elderly, Mr Murali said he hoped to start a health co-operative where residents can purchase healthcare consumables like catheters and vitamin supplements at a lower cost.

The PAP candidate also said he would like to build a pool of volunteers who can mentor and inspire children in disadvantaged families.

“Families face a quite a number of pressures; it could be a situation of an absent spouse... (or) breadwinners who have to work and their children are left alone. But everyone wants their children to do well... so we must help families so that the families can help their children,” he added.

Mr Murali’s proposed plans would add to the 22 existing programmes being run by grassroots and non-profit organisations that address some of these needs in Bukit Batok.

“The next few days, I’ll be working hard to get support for these plans which Bukit Batok residents can hopefully identify with. Together I hope to make Bukit Batok a better home for them,” said Mr Murali.


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