Desmond Lee focused on residents as a tough contest looms in West Coast-Jurong West

Voters can compare positions of PAP and PSP, and decide who they want, he says

- Hariz Baharudin

As the PAP gears up for a rematch with the PSP in West Coast-Jurong West GRC, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said he and his team will stay focused on rolling out commitments made to residents, if elected.

There are many things to look into, from social challenges and infrastructural upgrades to dealing with obstacles that the external environment would bring to Singaporeans, said Mr Lee, who is now anchor minister for the GRC.

Speaking on April 20, he added that he looks forward to seeing what the opposition will bring to the table, so that voters can compare and decide who they want as their leaders.

Earlier in the day, the opposition PSP had announced that it would field its three top leaders—chairman Tan Cheng Bock and its Non-Constituency MPs, party chief Leong Mun Wai and vice-chair Hazel Poa—in the GRC.

The three were part of the PSP team that lost narrowly in the West Coast GRC during GE2020, with the opposition party claiming 48.32 per cent of the vote against the PAP team's 51.68 per cent.

The PAP team there was previously helmed by then Transport Minister S. Iswaran, with Mr Lee as part of the slate. Mr Iswaran resigned in January 2024 amid a corruption probe.