Engaging with residents to address local concerns and enhance community connections.
Singapore Democratic Party organising secretary Jufri Salim joined his fellow party members earlier in the week as they made their rounds in constituencies that the party had contested in previous Singapore General Elections. Along with party treasurer Surayah Akbar, CEC member Naresh Subramaniam, and Abdul Salim, they visited residents at Marsiling-Yew Tee and Sembawang GRC.
In recent weeks, the party has ramped up the frequency of their house visits to as much as three times per week, with the latest outreach at Block 177 on Woodlands Street 13. Similar to previous house visits, residents warmly opened their doors to the SDP members and shared their concerns and feedback. “Municipal issues were brought up, and residents expressed concern about the spalling concrete they noticed at the staircase,” posted Salim on Facebook after their visit.
“We advised the residents to report the issue via the OneService App for the relevant authorities to take action. Concerns about hoarding habits by fellow neighbours were also discussed.”
Jufri, who has been with the party for more than a decade and has taken on various leadership roles, including leading their youth wing and contributing to their election campaigns, visited Block 644 at Woodlands Ring Road last Friday. Most of the residents he met were supportive of having the SDP as an alternative in their constituency. As they spoke with residents, they gained insight into some of the issues they were facing.
“We learned from this round of visits that tolerance and responsibility are vital factors in building harmony among neighbours. This brings to mind the saying that teaches us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us.”
The National Solidarity Party contested Sembawang GRC in the 2020 and 2015 general elections, receiving 32.71% and 27.72% of the votes, respectively. The SDP last contested that constituency in 2011, led by its then assistant secretary-general John Tan. The party contested Marsiling-Yew Tee in 2020 and garnered 36.82% of the votes.
