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街访被质问水电费调涨? 英兰妮部长亲自驳斥“传言”

by Yee Loon
02/07/2018
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一则网络贴文声称总理公署部长英兰妮,在街坊中峇鲁巴刹时,被一名老者斥责,最后灰头土脸离开。此事真伪引起网民热议,甚至英兰妮本身也出面驳斥,有关贴文扭曲事实。

该帖文称,英兰妮拜访该巴刹群众,靠近一堆老夫妇时,主动伸出手作自我介绍,说她是部长暨国会议员。但是老者没有站起来,告诉她:“你是谁我不在乎,我吃饭的时候不想被打扰。”

英兰妮再问老先生,是本地人还是马来西亚人,这时老者回答:“我是土生土长新加坡人,而且我对于今天开始第二次调涨水费至15巴仙和电费6.9巴仙,非常有意见。”

帖文称,在附近观众的围观下,英兰妮没有和老人继续对话,灰溜溜地走了。

英拉妮:未和老者深谈

不过,丹绒巴戈集选区国会议员的英兰妮,则在其个人脸书驳斥,该传言扭曲了他与老者之间的对话,因为老者说不愿被打扰后,她就转而拜访其他民众,根本没有时间再继续进行对话。

英兰妮在其脸书如是阐述:

我到中峇鲁巴刹进行长约探访,借此聆听基层民声,也方便有需要的民众可在现场直接与我沟通。

聚集在此的多是附近邻里,也有来自其他地方的访客。我一般都会询问他们来自哪里,略微了解下他们的身份背景。

当然,在探访过程选民给我的反应不一,有些感到惊讶,有者很热情欢迎,或要求一起合照。有些选民愿意与我分享早餐,非常亲和。

也有少部分民众不愿倍打扰。当时我接触一对老夫妇,也自我介绍我是议员,老太太很友善,只是他的丈夫不想被打扰,我也尊重他们并离开。

奇怪的是,不久后网络流传一则文章,为我和老先生的对话加油添醋。事实上当老先生说不愿被打扰,就没机会在有进一步对话了。

不过,我清楚不应被这种网络传言所影响。走向基层都是身为议员的基本功。

 

网民:民众有私隐  勿特别奉承议员

虽然只是英兰妮部长在街访时的一段小插曲,但是网民看法不一,英兰妮支持者也和其他网民争议,谁的说法才是真的?基于该贴文只是片面文字,并没有影像,致使大家无从考究。

只要有反对行动党议员的声音,党粉们即一面倒认为这肯定是反对党支持者做的。网民Kiezin对此不以为然,认为也无法证明这是反对党故意捏造的贴文。

有者评述,如果有人主动表示礼貌问候你,至少也应握手回礼,随即遭到反驳,认为人都有个人私隐,老者在吃饭既然不喜欢被打扰而拒绝英拉妮,并无不妥,并不会因为英拉妮是民选议员,就代表她比普通民众高人一等,所有人都要招待、迎接她。

对此网民Ah Quek感同身受,他记得2011年大选,就有行动党助选员来敲门,告诉他母亲,行动党的候选人要到了,请他们一家“准备好”迎接候选人和他握手。

“我们住在阿裕尼集选区。相信是候选人的傲慢,自以为会民众会用王族式的礼遇来夹道欢迎,是行动党在该区败选的因素。”

议员不是巨星  不该期待选民奉承

也有同样经历的Sasakura说:“他们甚至来敲门两次,提醒议员快到了,我告诉他们,最后跳过他的单位,不然我就当面关门。要来拜访就来,无须三番几次来打扰。”

网民不解为何英兰妮特别在意民众是不是本地人,是不是认为新加坡人就应该尊重他?再者,在本国询问对方是不是本地人,形同在伤口撒盐,当然引起对方想起生活上的处境。

Curio就说,如果是大马人就跳过,新加坡人就笑脸迎人?Chen Zyao就补充,记得一次在咖啡店,他拒绝与前议员杨荣文握手,后者还问他是不是该选区选民?他认为, 即便它来自阿裕尼选区,也不必然要欢迎他。

Roger Sim感叹,这些行动党议员已经忘了,服务人民的初衷。他们不要忘了他们必须先是民选议员,才能成为部长。不该自诩拥有“超级公民”身份,享有特别待遇。议员的职责是议员是服务百姓,就用服务的精神来赢取选民的尊重。

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