Just do it according to the law!

(Baonghean) - There are things that, when we first hear or see them, we think they are new and good, so we quickly praise and respond. But in reality, they are not necessarily new, and loud praise can sometimes be counterproductive.

As the recent public opinion has been full of praise for the fact that the Quang Binh Provincial Party Committee requested the heads of units under the management of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee to sign a commitment to fulfill the responsibilities of the head and deputy head of the agency or unit. They signed a commitment with very clear terms that if they operate in a half-hearted manner, causing internal disunity or letting their family and relatives participate in activities that affect personal responsibilities; if they are slow to resolve work, are stuck, or are corrupt... then they must resign; if they do not resign, the Provincial Party Committee will resolutely transfer them to another job... At first glance, it seems like a new and positive movement in the work of cadre management. But in reality, it is not quite like that.

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First of all, it must be admitted that this is a way to clearly demonstrate the determination of local leaders to tighten administrative discipline, enhance the responsibility of performing public duties of the leadership team in agencies, localities and units in the province, avoid abuse and exploitation of positions to pursue personal interests - a rather sensitive issue, causing much anxiety and discontent in society and very difficult to be resolved overnight.

But if we go into the research and consider carefully, it is not necessarily a good thing to do so. Because signing a commitment in that way has revealed a weakness, a worrying reality in the public apparatus, which is not strictly implementing the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants. Because Article 18 of this law clearly stipulates what cadres and civil servants are not allowed to do related to public ethics.

Including: Evading responsibility, shirking assigned tasks; causing factionalism and disunity; voluntarily quitting work or participating in strikes. Using state and people's assets illegally. Taking advantage of or abusing duties and powers; using information related to public service for personal gain. Discriminating against ethnicity, gender, social class, beliefs, and religion in any form. If violated, depending on the severity, disciplinary action can range from warning to dismissal or forced resignation.

From this overview, it can be seen that the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants has clearly stipulated the contents that cadres and civil servants are not allowed to do, and if they violate, they will be disciplined, no different from the contents that Quang Binh province has just forced leaders of departments, branches, agencies, localities, and units to sign a commitment not to violate. From that, it can be inferred that if the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants is strictly implemented by cadres and civil servants from top to bottom, there will not be delays, congestion, and profiteering in the performance of public duties, causing people to complain and work to be delayed to the point that the Provincial Party Committee has to force subordinate cadres to sign a commitment.

To be fair, signing a commitment to promote the improvement of spirit and responsibility in performing assigned tasks of the staff, especially the leaders, is necessary and does not violate the law. But the side effect of that action is that it makes people forget and take lightly the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants. Because the law has clearly and fully stipulated similar contents, so just implement it. Whoever is wrong, whoever violates will be dealt with according to the law, without leniency or concession, so why create more regulations and commitments that are no different from a kind of "sub-license".

Furthermore, this method of binding responsibilities by signing commitments has been widely used in other industries, fields and localities, but the results have not been as expected. The evidence is that many places have signed commitments to not allow overloading of vehicles, not to allow smuggling, etc.

If this happens, the leading individuals and responsible agencies will be dealt with in this way or that way, but overloaded vehicles still run all over the roads, smuggling continues to occur more and more seriously, and no one has been dealt with as committed. Therefore, the signing of the commitment, let me say frankly, is only superficial, mainly to show and promote determination. How effective it is cannot be confirmed, but it largely depends on whether the monitoring and handling actions are resolute and strict from the superior management agencies or not.

Therefore, the best way is to properly, fully and seriously implement the provisions of the law. Create a habit of unconditionally respecting the law, not setting conditions like this or that before you will comply. Just act according to the law, handle things according to the law, there is no need to make a commitment!

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