Transformation from party work to political work

(Baonghean) - Selected by the Border Guard Command as one of two units in the entire force to summarize and draw experience from the implementation of Resolution No. 51-NQ/T.ư of the Politburo on the one-person commander regime associated with the implementation of the political commissar and political officer regime in the People's Army, the Nghe An Border Guard Party Committee has created clear changes in the quality of party building work, political work...

Lieutenant Colonel Ho Quoc Hai, Political Commissar of Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station, Quynh Luu, said: The unit is assigned to manage nearly 20 km of coastline in 9 communes and control over 1,200 vessels and boats regularly entering and exiting the two estuaries of Lach Thoi and Lach Quen. Every year, through patrolling and controlling at the two estuaries, dozens of cases of transporting and trading firecrackers and fishing with explosives have been discovered and coordinated with the authorities. It can be said that the implementation of Resolution 51 is like a breath of fresh air for party work and political work to be consolidated. Because before Resolution 51, party work and political work at the unit were undertaken by the Party cell, but in reality, the Party cell secretary was in charge of politics by the deputy station chief, so in reality, the management of the Party cell was very limited.

Faced with that reality, implementing Resolution 51 along with thoroughly understanding to change the awareness of the soldiers, party work and political work have been transferred from the deputy station commander in charge of politics to the political commissar in charge. Thanks to that, important and sensitive matters of the unit such as personnel work and financial expenditures are brought to the collective Party Committee for discussion and decision or the Party cell issues a resolution. Based on that, the unit commander implements and operates; the political commissar is the one who directs and supervises. On the other hand, because of focusing only on expertise, the unit commander has the conditions to promote independence and decisiveness in managing the unit, and coordinate and collaborate with the political commissar to complete the assigned tasks. Thanks to that, Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station continuously achieves excellent titles.

Officers of Thong Thu Border Guard Station release fish fry at Hua Na Hydropower Reservoir (Que Phong).

The coordination between political commissars and unit commanders has also been well promoted at Keng Du Border Guard Station (Ky Son), a unit located in the most difficult area of ​​the province. The smooth and effective coordination has been affirmed through the unit's good management of 25 km of border and 2 national landmarks, effectively advising the commune government in managing social security and order in the area. Through patrols, dozens of criminals crossing the border have been detected and handled. Also at this unit, before Resolution 51, for too long the unit had no one in charge of political work, leading to a state of passivity, dependence, and formal political work. After Resolution 51, the unit promptly rectified and overcame limitations, building a relationship of solidarity and trust between political commissars and station commanders.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Thanh - former Head of Keng Du Station said: In recent years, especially since the station's Party Cell was upgraded to a grassroots Party Committee, the leadership of the Party Committee has changed very clearly, the quality of resolutions issued by the Party Committee has improved because the political commissar regularly and proactively exchanged and discussed opinions with the station chief when preparing drafts; at the same time, promoting the role and responsibility of the Party Committee members in proposing leadership contents and solutions suitable to the unit's reality, with clear division of responsibilities, stations and teams were established to ensure the leadership of the Party Committee and Party organization in all aspects of work activities. From 2008 to now, the effectiveness and efficiency of the unit's command work has been improved, the collective intelligence of the Party Committee and Party organization has been promoted to the maximum, and democracy has been expanded. All policies and plans of the commander are discussed and debated thoroughly within the unit's Party Committee and Command, creating many options for the commander to make decisions that ensure accuracy, rationality, and effectiveness; at the same time, overcoming the commander's subjectivity, haste, and one-sidedness.

It can be said that the qualitative change in Party building and political work in the above two units is also a general change in the Party Committees of border posts and Border Guard units in Nghe An. From a thin source of political cadres, the quality of which did not meet the requirements of the task, thanks to Resolution 51, the quality of the team of political commissars and political officers has changed more clearly. With the right training and placement in the right field, the team of political commissars and political officers has a strong political stance; clearly defining the role and responsibility of the political leader; a healthy lifestyle, closeness, attachment to the masses and peace of mind at work, demonstrating well the role of the central nucleus of solidarity in the unit and the locality where they are stationed. Through the evaluation and classification, 100% of political commissars and political officers are trustworthy and elected to the Party cell secretaries. Every year, through staff comments and evaluations, 61% of staff are rated as good, 39% are rated as average and average...

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Kim Dong - Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of Nghe An Border Guard said: Resolution 51 has proven to be correct and timely in contributing to creating changes and improving the quality and effectiveness of Party and political work in the Border Guard force. However, after 8 years of implementation, Resolution 51 has also encountered problems in that political commissars and deputy political commissars do not participate in direct command of the unit, so the situation grasping and participation in directing and resolving all aspects of work of political commissars and political commissars for the unit is sometimes confusing and untimely. Besides, the biggest goal of Resolution 51 is to ensure the principle of "absolute, direct leadership in all aspects" of the Party with the army, but the role and position of the Party Committee Secretary have not been specifically mentioned in the Resolution and documents of higher levels.

In the coming time, to improve the quality of party work and political work, the Nghe An Border Guard Party Committee determined to continue to thoroughly grasp the content of Resolution 51 for officers and soldiers; Party committees at all levels must clearly deploy functions and tasks, concretize regulations into operating regulations, especially resolving the coordination relationship between political commissars, political officers and commanders at the unit; constantly improve the capacity and fighting strength of party organizations, enhance the role, responsibility and party spirit of leading cadres, especially commanders; train a team of competent political cadres, ready to excellently complete assigned tasks.

Nguyen Hai