Grassroots cadres and the echoes of the meeting with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee

Strengthening work determination

That was the general mood and sentiment of many delegates after attending the meeting between the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the heads of Party committees and authorities of communes, wards and towns across the province that took place on May 26.

Returning from Vinh city after attending the program, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lap commune (Hoang Mai town) - Mr. Le Ba Van was excited and enthusiastic when asked about his feelings after attending the event. He said that this was the first time that the leaders of the Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee at the commune level had directly met with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Through that, the grassroots cadres also clarified many issues.

“We were particularly impressed with the speech of Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh. He raised many issues for key officials at the grassroots level, from state management, economic, cultural and social development to the selection of officials and party members. Through that, grassroots officials learned many valuable lessons to better meet the requirements set by reality,” said Mr. Le Ba Van.

A corner of Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town. Photo: Dao Tuan

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lap Commune said that in practical work, the level from commune to district is different, and from commune to province is different again. Therefore, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee organizing such a meeting and dialogue program is very practical, especially in the condition that grassroots cadres often "stumble" in the process of directing, operating, and implementing practical activities.

Sharing the same view with Mr. Le Ba Van, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hong Thanh Commune of Yen Thanh District, Secretary of the Party Committee of Thong Thu Commune of Que Phong District also expressed excitement when feeling the attention of the leaders, creating such a large forum. This is an activity that, according to the Party Secretaries and Commune Chairmen, shows that the provincial leaders have always been concerned and interested in the leadership team at the commune, ward and town levels, especially in the work of Party building and consolidating the grassroots political system.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Thong Thu Commune (Que Phong District) - Mr. Luong Ngoc Huan (far left) visits the people. Photo: Hoai Thu

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuyen - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thu Thuy Ward, Cua Lo Town, said that he was very honored and proud to participate in the meeting program with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. He also hoped that after the meeting, there would be unity of will and action among the staff from the province down to the grassroots level; thereby building determination to effectively implement the goals set by the Party Congresses at all levels.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Nam Loc commune (Nam Dan) - Mr. Nguyen Xuan Lanh also shared: “After more than 30 years of working as a commune cadre, this is the first time I have participated in a meeting between the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the heads of the commune, ward and town Party Committees in the province. I find this a very practical and meaningful activity.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuyen - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thu Thuy Ward, Cua Lo Town (left) guides people to carry out administrative procedures. Photo: Dao Tuan

The meeting program not only creates an opportunity for leaders of local Party committees and authorities to express their thoughts and aspirations to provincial leaders, but also provides an opportunity to discuss their particularly important roles and tasks in socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, Party building and many other issues arising from grassroots practices.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Nam Loc Commune (Nam Dan) - Mr. Nguyen Xuan Lanh shared more: At this conference, we learned experiences, new models, effective methods in Party building, political system, socio-economic development, national defense - security, in building new rural areas in localities,... Especially the experience to lead and direct in the implementation of Project 01 of the Provincial Party Committee for special communes such as Nam Loc with the proportion of Catholics accounting for 93.7%...

"From the orientations and suggestions of Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong in the state management of religion, we have further strengthened our awareness of the important role of the Party Committee and local authorities, especially the role and responsibility of the leader in resolving religious issues, which must be flexible, creative, courageous, effective, and resolved well right from the grassroots level," said Mr. Lanh.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Nam Loc commune (Nam Dan district) - Mr. Nguyen Xuan Lanh. Photo: Thanh Le

As for Mr. Dinh Xuan Truong - Secretary of the Quang Trung Ward Party Committee, Vinh City, attending the meeting helped to suggest and orient himself to many useful things in carrying out political tasks at the grassroots level. “The first time I attended a meeting between commune-level leaders and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, I was very excited. The conference demonstrated the concern, sharing and encouragement of the provincial leaders with grassroots officials; it was a bridge between provincial leaders and grassroots leaders, showing increasingly clear and substantial closeness, listening and sharing. Through the conference, we learned a lot of experience from other localities as well as many orientations suggested by the provincial leaders" - Mr. Truong said.

Mr. Dinh Xuan Truong - Secretary of Quang Trung Ward Party Committee (Vinh City).

The Secretary of the Quang Trung Ward Party Committee (Vinh City) also emphasized that the impression he and many other delegates had was hearing and grasping the 10 tasks that the Provincial Party Secretary set for grassroots cadres. “Those are the issues that grassroots cadres like us are concerned about; it shows that the provincial leaders are closely following and understanding the difficulties and problems at the grassroots level. That will truly be the direction for us in the process of carrying out political tasks in the locality” – said Mr. Dinh Xuan Truong.

Concerns

Many delegates after the meeting also expressed that they wanted to share more concerns and worries, but time did not allow. Mr. Hoang Ngoc Thiet - Secretary of the Party Committee of Hong Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh District) said that the messages and expectations that the provincial leaders conveyed to the grassroots cadres had all been grasped and they felt encouraged and motivated to make more efforts in their work. However, if the delegates had more time to express their concerns and wanted to directly listen to the provincial leaders' instructions, the meeting would have been more successful.

Mr. Hoang Ngoc Thiet - - Secretary of the Party Committee of Hong Thanh commune (Yen Thanh district). Photo: Hoai Thu

Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lap Commune (Hoang Mai Town) - Mr. Le Ba Van also said that the meeting and dialogue program was "a bit short", because he still had many issues to discuss and share. He suggested that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee should organize more meetings, exchanges, and dialogues with the grassroots, which can be organized by clusters, regions or industries, so that there will be more opportunities for provincial leaders to grasp the situation at the grassroots level as well as help leaders of Party committees and grassroots authorities learn more...