A firm handshake and the fight is on in Punggol GRC

PAP and WP team leaders Gan and Harpreet cross paths on campaign trail

- Zhaki Abdullah

A day after the stage was set for a hot contest in Punggol GRC, both the PAP candidates and their WP opponents were out in force to meet and greet residents.

Outside Punggol MRT station on April 24, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, 66, and his fellow PAP teammates crossed paths with WP team leader Harpreet Singh, 59, and his teammates, with the two men shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries.

DPM Gan, who is also the Minister for Trade and Industry, had made a surprise move to the newly formed four-member constituency, and was confirmed as the anchor minister on Nomination Day on April 23.

Mr Singh, meanwhile, was also an unexpected candidate in the constituency as he was widely expected to be fielded in East Coast GRC, where he had been spotted on the ground.

After nomination proceedings ended, both parties wasted no time in hitting the ground and putting up campaign posters.