General Secretary: "Do not let officials take personal responsibility unjustly"

On the afternoon of November 4, before National Assembly deputies discussed in groups the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th Party Congress, General Secretary To Lam discussed and informed about a number of new points and important orientations in the draft documents.

According to the General Secretary , this is the time for those who are directly involved in building the country's legal system to contribute ideas and perfect the content of documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress, documents that will guide the development path of our nation in the coming years.

"The law is right but it is difficult to implement"

Party leaders also suggested many important directions for National Assembly delegates to comment on.

The first is about institutions and laws. The General Secretary believes that laws are enacted to manage society, but in practice, there is still a situation where "the laws are correct but implementation is difficult", "they are clear in parliament but difficult at the grassroots level".

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General Secretary To Lam oriented and suggested many important contents for National Assembly deputies to contribute comments on the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th Party Congress (Photo: Quang Vinh).

Therefore, the General Secretary asked the delegates to clarify: Why are there laws, decrees, and circulars issued very elaborately and densely, but grassroots officials do not dare to implement them; businesses are struggling and struggling; people are confused and going back and forth. Where is there overlap, where is there a difference in understanding between ministries and branches, where is the authority given but people are forced to take responsibility beyond their control?

The General Secretary emphasized the need to move towards a legal system that is “easy to remember, easy to understand, easy to implement”. The wording of the law must be concise, clear, not confusing, and not leave any room for abuse or evasion. The policies issued must measure impact, control risks, and especially create convenience rather than create additional procedures.

“A good law is not one that is well written but one that is put into practice,” according to the General Secretary.

The second is about building and perfecting the socialist rule of law state of Vietnam.

The General Secretary hopes that delegates will focus on the question: Have we done enough to ensure that every power is bound within the legal framework, operating within its authority, for its purpose, and in the interests of the people? Are there any gaps that make people feel that “if they want it, they can get it, if they don’t want it, they can’t”? Are there any situations where people have to ask for things they should be entitled to?

According to the General Secretary, if there is no complete answer, that is where the rule of law state is not complete.

“Building our rule-of-law State means building a strong state that does not abuse power; has discipline but is not far from the people; acts decisively but is still humane, convincing, and has dialogue,” the General Secretary stated. Such orientations need to be made clear in the documents of the 14th National Congress.

Third, regarding decentralization, delegation of power and organizational structure, the General Secretary emphasized that two questions must be answered: What should be decentralized, to whom, and under what conditions? What are the mechanisms for responsibility, inspection and supervision?

The General Secretary emphasized that wherever subordinates can make decisions faster and closer to the people than superiors, they must boldly delegate power, but delegating power does not mean "pushing work" or "pushing risks down", but delegating power must go hand in hand with resources, human resources, and tools.

According to the General Secretary, the delegation of power must come with a legal safety zone so that officials dare to act and take responsibility for the common good, not unjustly taking personal responsibility.

Regarding the two-tier local government model, the General Secretary hopes to hear comments on how to design it so that people are not far from the government and public services are not interrupted?

"Do not let the announcement of streamlining the apparatus create more layers of asking and giving in reality," the General Secretary emphasized.

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National Assembly session on the afternoon of November 4 (Photo: Quang Vinh).

Regarding the relationship between three levels of government: Central, provincial/municipal, and grassroots, the General Secretary noted that it must operate smoothly, share responsibilities, and support each other. Absolutely, the three layers must not "pass responsibility to each other" so that the people run around in circles.

Fourth, regarding the organic relationship between the Party, the State, the Fatherland Front, organizations and the people, the General Secretary wants to hear suggestions on what mechanism the Party can use to lead absolutely and comprehensively but not do it for us, not make excuses, and not be lax.

According to the General Secretary, if we talk about "people-centeredness", we must design a mechanism so that people have a real voice, real supervisory rights, and the opportunity to participate in real issues.

Point out "where people are still upset, where the mechanism is still being used"

Fifth, regarding the Party's leadership and governing role in the legal system and in practical management, the General Secretary noted that the documents submitted to the 14th Congress cannot simply say "strengthening the Party's leadership" in a general way.

The General Secretary proposed clarifying the Party's leadership to combat sectoral and local thinking, group interests, negativity, corruption, and waste; the Party's leadership to protect those who dare to think, dare to do, and dare to take responsibility for the common interest.

"I want delegates to comment on whether the document has stated all these things, is clear, and addresses the remaining weaknesses," said the General Secretary.

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National Assembly delegates listened to the General Secretary suggest contents to contribute to the draft document to be submitted to the Party Congress (Photo: Quang Vinh).

Sixth, regarding the spirit of innovation in thinking, innovation in working methods, and innovation in national governance according to the motto of creation and for the people, the General Secretary reminded that if thinking is slower than practice, documents will become outdated immediately.

According to him, it is necessary to more clearly affirm the national governance model in the coming period: governance based on transparent laws, reliable data, modern digital infrastructure, streamlined apparatus, honest and disciplined officials combined with service. Such governance is development-creating governance, not beg-give governance.

The General Secretary wants delegates to point out where there are still cumbersome procedures that discourage businesses; where people are frustrated because they have to go back and forth many times without getting their work done; where there are still "mechanisms" being used.

Seventh, regarding new points and breakthroughs, the General Secretary said that the Document Subcommittee has raised 18 new points, orientations considered to be breakthroughs, demonstrating the spirit of daring to innovate, daring to change the development model, daring to reorganize the apparatus and operating methods.

The General Secretary asked National Assembly deputies to help answer two very important questions.

First question, are those 18 new points enough? Are any of them still at the level of “policy”, “orientation”, “will be studied”, while society is demanding specific answers, a clear roadmap, and clear responsibility?

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National Assembly delegates attend the 10th session (Photo: Quang Vinh).

Second question, according to the Delegates, those who are close to the people, understand real life, understand the voters' thoughts, what are the issues that have not been properly named in the documents? What knots are there that if not resolved now, will we have to pay a higher price in the next 5 years? Please speak frankly, speak completely, and clearly about those points and those findings.

“The Congress documents are original documents. If we clarify them right now, the process of institutionalization, law-making, and implementation will be smoother, more unified, and less confusing. On the contrary, if the documents are still general and incomplete, when put into law, there will be different understandings, different ways of doing things, and even “applications” according to individual understandings. Thus, the people will suffer the most,” the General Secretary stated.

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