PAP's Aljunied team delivers series of jabs at WP at rally on final night

Candidates highlight municipal issues, accuse WP of failing to deliver on plans

- Isabelle Liew and Harith Mustaffa

The PAP's five-member team contesting Aljunied GRC delivered a series of jabs at their WP opponents on the final night of campaigning for the 2025 General Election, accusing the incumbents of big talk but little action.

They argued that the PAP has maintained 14 years of grassroots work in Aljunied despite it being under opposition control, stressing that the party "never left" its voters and has consistently outperformed the WP - from Parliament to town council management.

The rally was held at Serangoon Stadium, widely seen as WP's symbolic home ground in Aljunied GRC, with the PAP's campaign slogan printed on the backdrop of the stage: "It's time. Change starts now".

WP rallies have been held at the stadium since it first contested the constituency in 2006.

The PAP is the underdog in Aljunied GRC, which the WP has held since its historic win there in 2011.

The PAP team for Aljunied GRC comprises marketing director and second-term candidate Chan Hui Yuh, 48, and four new faces - urban planner Daniel Liu, 40; dental surgeon Faisal Abdul Aziz, 37; company director Adrian Ang, 42; and trade unionist Jagathishwaran Rajo, 37.

They are up against a WP team led by party leader Pritam Singh, 48, and includes Ms Sylvia Lim, 60; Mr Gerald Giam, 47; new face Kenneth Tiong, 36; and Mr Fadli Fawzi, 44, who contested in Marine Parade GRC under the WP banner in 2020.

During the 2020 General Election, the WP clinched Aljunied with 59.95 per cent of the vote.

Mr Liu kicked off the rally by criticising the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council's (AHTC) report card.