Referring to the controversial sale of management software by PAP town councils to Action Information Management (AIM), which is owned by the ruling party, party chairman Sylvia Lim said that even though the software was created using taxpayers' money, it was sold to an entity belonging to PAP.
She said after the party won the contest at Aljunied GRC in 2011, they were able to “dig into documents” pertaining to the running of town councils.
“There were aspects which showed how political, town management had become,” she said to an estimated crowd of about 7,000 people at an open field in Rivervale.
“For instance, I have come across a few contracts signed by town councils, carrying a clause allowing for
termination of services if there should be a change in the composition of town council management, in other words, change of political management”.
The party chairman questioned the intention of such a clause, and asked if the ruling party was so determined to “trip” incoming opposition, even though
such an arrangement may not be in the public interest.
She said it was akin to sending soldiers to war, but taking away their ammunition in the field.
