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Chee pledges to press the govt to be 'more sensitised' to citizens' concerns

SDP chief asks how much difference another PAP MP can make, plans to speak for retirees and retrenched

Lee U-Wen

Published Thu, Apr 21, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINCE the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) already holds 82 seats in Parliament, adding another lawmaker to that list won't make much of a difference, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan said on Thursday.

The 53-year-old SDP secretary-general is gearing up for a showdown against the PAP's Murali Pillai, a 48-year-old lawyer, for next month's by-election in Bukit Batok.

Speaking to reporters at Bukit Batok MRT station a day after President Tony Tan Keng Yam issued the wr…