NSP renews call for better job protection, freer CPF use
The NSP’s Mr Spencer Ng giving out party flyers at Woodlands MRT Station. Mr Ng has called for free public transport for national servicemen and senior citizens. Photo: Hon Jing Yi
SINGAPORE — The National Solidarity Party (NSP) wrapped up its election campaign by reiterating its call for measures that it said would better serve Singaporeans, such as free transport for the elderly and national servicemen, Housing and Development Board flats priced at cost, and freer rein over how people can use their Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies.
Speaking yesterday at the final rally of the party’s campaign in Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC), acting secretary-general Lim Tean said he felt the Government was not taking care of its people, with its failure to put in place safeguards to protect Singaporeans from losing jobs to foreigners.
“In every job, Singaporeans should have priority. What is so difficult with that? We are not saying we cannot have foreigners in our workplace, none of us would be that xenophobic to make that statement. But we are saying that if you really care for that Singaporean, you will see to it that he doesn’t lose his job,” he said.
Mr Lim also asked the Government to consider the consequences of withholding the CPF monies of those with legitimate needs, and said it should allow the relatives of a person who may squander his savings to prevent him from withdrawing all his CPF savings — much like the casino exclusion programme — so that others who would spend their money more prudently can access their CPF funds.
Meanwhile, Mr Spencer Ng, one of the NSP’s candidates for Sembawang GRC, called for the Government to provide free transport for national servicemen and senior citizens, as he believed these two groups of people deserve these benefits.
“Why not include free public transport for senior citizens on the Pioneer Generation card? Since they have spent so much money printing pamphlets and the cards, and coming up with interesting advertisements on TV, why not include these benefits on the Pioneer Generation cards and make it really, really useful for our senior citizens, not wasting taxpayers’ money by printing a lot of unnecessary stuff?” Mr Ng argued.
Mr Reno Fong, who is standing with Mr Lim in Tampines GRC, urged voters to spend Cooling-Off Day considering five important questions.
“Before going to the polls on Sept 11, please ask yourself these five simple questions. Do you think it’s important to have a greater Opposition voice in Parliament to fight for you? Are we Singaporeans losing jobs to foreigners? Are you in favour of an increased population? Do you wish to have your CPF savings returned to you when you retire? Do you have anything to lose when the NSP is voted in to speak for you in Parliament? Then, we hope, you can vote for the NSP, because Singaporeans deserve better,” Mr Fong said.
