Disruptions at Meet-the-People Sessions Needs of residents come first at meetings with MPs: Masagos

Everyone who attends should be aware of that and be respectful, says minister

- David Sun

Residents' needs are the priority at Meet-the-People Sessions, and those attending should recognise and respect that.

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said residents attend the sessions to have their most pressing needs addressed.

"(The residents) are very stressed and we shouldn't add to any of these stresses that they are already facing," Mr Masagos, who is also Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, said on March 15 in response to questions from the media about disruptions at Meet-the-People Sessions by activists.

Meet-the-People Sessions are usually held once a week in individual wards, and offer residents one-to-one meetings with their MPs.

In recent months, activists have turned up at the sessions to air their grievances.

They include members of the Monday of Palestine Solidarity group, which the PAP said had carried out its activities at more than 10 Meet-the-People Sessions.