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SINGAPORE: No by-election will be called in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC despite the resignation of Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, the People\u2019s Action Party (PAP) chairman Desmond Lee said on Monday (Jul 20).<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters in Kembangan, the ward that Assoc Prof Faishal used to oversee, Mr Lee said the party will make additional arrangements to strengthen the team there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be no by-election called. We’ve seen that in the Jurong GRC situation and in Sengkang GRC. The key is whether the residents’ needs are adequately provided for,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n
In 2023, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam resigned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong GRC to contest the presidential election, while Ms Raeesah Khan vacated her post in Sengkang GRC in 2021 after lying in parliament.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this case, the four other MPs for Marine Parade\u2013Braddell Heights GRC will step up, step forward, put in extra effort to ensure that the residents of Kembangan are taken care of \u2013 of all communities and of all backgrounds,\u201d said Mr Lee, who is also education minister.<\/p>\n
He had arrived at the party\u2019s Kembangan branch with parliament speaker Seah Kian Peng, who is an MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, at around 5.30pm.<\/p>\n
The other MPs for the constituency, Mr Goh Pei Ming and Ms Diana Pang, arrived separately at around 5.50pm. Ms Tin Pei Ling was not present as she was overseas. Also present was PAP assistant organising secretary Alex Yam.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr Lee said that Assoc Prof Faishal has made \u201csignificant contributions to Singapore over his two decades of public service\u201d, both as acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs and as an MP.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking ahead, the party will make additional arrangements to strengthen the team here, so residents can be assured that addressing their concerns and continuing to serve them remains our top priority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
When asked how the team will represent the needs of the Malay community with Assoc Prof Faishal out, Mr Lee emphasised that \u201call the MPs will serve all the communities, including our Malay-Muslim community\u201d.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged that the Muslim community will be concerned after the multiple changes in ministers representing them in just over a year. Mr Zaqy Mohamad took over from Assoc Prof Faishal, who himself took over from Mr Masagos Zulkifli in May last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly, the Malay-Muslim community will be concerned because the minister for Muslim affairs looks after their specific issues, concerns and aspirations,\u201d said Mr Lee.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the PAP government’s commitment to the Malay-Muslim community, as well as to all communities in Singapore, remains firm and clear.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that the party will support Mr Zaqy as the new acting minister in representing the community\u2019s concerns and aspirations, and addressing issues that matter to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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