Lessons for the people

(Baonghean)- In the previous term, the National Assembly had to dismiss two deputies who were both businessmen. This term, a businessman has just been elected and his qualifications as a National Assembly deputy have been rejected. This shows that selecting businessmen to nominate for election as National Assembly deputies is not simple.

- Have you watched the "89th minute" of the National Assembly recently?

- Hey, the National Assembly takes care of the people's work, not playing soccer, so there's no 89th minute.

- I want to talk about Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong, whose status as a delegate of the 14th National Assembly was voted down by the National Election Council at the "89th minute" before the National Assembly opened its first session.

- Everyone knows that. In two consecutive sessions, the National Election Council voted 100% not to recognize the qualifications of two people, Mr. Trinh Xuan Thanh and Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong, as National Assembly deputies. Mr. Trinh Xuan Thanh's violations are clear: he was the leader of an economic group but caused thousands of billions of dong in losses, and used a blue-plate car against the law. The violations lasted for many years, but Mr. Thanh was still covered up to hold many important positions and introduced as a candidate for National Assembly deputies. As for Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong, an educated and successful businesswoman, everyone thought that being a National Assembly deputy was worthy. Who would have thought that it was only at the "89th minute" that she was discovered to have violated the law, being a Vietnamese citizen but holding foreign nationality.

- With violations like those two, it is right not to recognize their status as National Assembly delegates, there is nothing to discuss.

- The problem is how to learn lessons from these two unfortunate cases.

- What do you think is the lesson?

- For Mr. Trinh Xuan Thanh, that is a lesson in cadre management. If the General Secretary does not give instructions and the Central Inspection Committee does not intervene, Mr. Thanh's violations will still be covered up by the interest group, and he will still be a National Assembly delegate. For Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong, that is a lesson in introducing businessmen as representatives of the people. In the previous term, the National Assembly had to dismiss two delegates who were both businessmen. This term, just after the election, another businessman was disqualified from being a National Assembly delegate. This shows that choosing businessmen to introduce to elect National Assembly delegates is not simple.

- According to you, what lessons need to be summarized to avoid choosing the wrong person to nominate for the National Assembly election?

- There are many lessons to summarize, but the most important lesson is for the people.

Tran Hong Co