Clearing the 'sidewalk' in personnel work

Smooth sidewalks and streets give people a way to walk; properly appointing officials will create opportunities and pave the way for talented people. Appointing the wrong person is no different than blocking the advancement of talented and virtuous people.

The campaign to clear sidewalks for pedestrians pioneered by Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi is receiving the support and response of the people, although there are still some issues that need to be learned from.

Questions remain: Why are sidewalks encroached so widely? Who is condoning it? These are questions that only the government can answer.

Who is the government, if not a collection of flesh and blood people, empowered by the people and nourished by tax money.

Speaking of government, first of all, we must mention the leadership, management, and executive positions in the apparatus, which are the pillars, the spearheads, and responsible to the people.

It would be lame to compare sidewalks and official appointments. They are two different phenomena, but they have in common the concern of the people.

“First is descendants, second is money, third is relationships, fourth is disciples” has become a proverb when it comes to appointments.

If the sidewalk is part of the urban road, serving mainly pedestrians, then the appointment of officials is the opening up of promotion opportunities for key government positions.

If the sidewalks are smooth, people will have a way to walk; appointing officials properly will create opportunities and pave the way for talented people. Appointing the wrong people is no different than blocking the path of advancement for talented, virtuous people who are devoted to the country and the people. That is a kind of "sidewalk" in personnel work.

In the past, there was a "not small number" of people who held power over the people, by directly or indirectly appointing their wives, husbands, children, siblings, grandchildren, lovers, disciples, relatives, fellow countrymen, or appointing them for money...

“First is descendants, second is money, third is relationships, fourth is disciples” and its “order of priorities” have become a rhyme when it comes to appointments, making the people extremely angry.

If clearing sidewalks for pedestrians becomes a popular campaign, and is being agreed and supported by the people, then a campaign to "clear sidewalks in personnel work" will certainly be more popular and will receive high agreement and support from the people.

"Bidding" for seats

Never before in its history of power has the Party had to issue a resolution on Strengthening Party building and rectification; preventing and repelling ideological, moral, and lifestyle degradation, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party, which clearly pointed out 27 specific manifestations of degradation among cadres and Party members.

Resolution 4 of the 12th Central Committee stated: “The evaluation, arrangement, and use of cadres are still biased and local”; “Manipulation in cadre work; running for positions, power, places, rotations, degrees, crimes... Using assigned power to serve personal interests or to let relatives and acquaintances take advantage of their positions and powers for personal gain”.

Some people were very sad when they said that now people not only "run" but also "bid" for... seats!

At the national conference of cadres on studying and implementing the Resolution of the 12th Party Congress, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong requested to overcome the situation where the resolution is correct and good, but slow to be implemented in life; and to overcome the situation where words do not match actions, where people talk a lot but do little.

Recently, based on the results of the inspection of the situation of "entire families holding official positions" by the Ministry of Home Affairs in many provinces and cities, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested disciplinary action against individuals who violated the law in recruitment and appointment.

The Party and Government leaders have shown their determination to eradicate this evil. Therefore, launching a major campaign right now to completely eradicate this evil will truly be a great blessing for the nation.

Criminal prosecution is required.

To launch a campaign to "clear the sidewalks" in personnel work, paving the way for talented people, first of all, we must strictly implement Party rules and laws. Ethical norms cannot be applied to violations in legal relations, and vice versa.

It is time to investigate and clarify the intentional violations in the appointment of officials to prosecute and try them according to the provisions of criminal law. Violations in the appointment of officials will lead to unpredictable consequences, destroying the regime, destroying the country's resources and environment, and losing the people's trust.

Such behavior must be considered an especially dangerous behavior for society and an important object protected by the State.

Along with that, it is necessary to review the loopholes in the law, classify and evaluate cadres. From there, there needs to be an objective mechanism to select cadres with the main forms being through examinations, nominations and leadership, management and operation training, associated with a responsibility regime.

At the same time, it is necessary to build a mechanism to attract and use talents through a law, which is the Law on Attracting and Using Talents. Promote the responsibility of individual leaders in appointing officials; have a special mechanism to protect, prevent and strictly handle acts of suppressing and harming talents; resolutely remove incompetent and unscrupulous people from the system.

Accordingly, if there are any violations in appointing officials, the heads of the Party Committees and authorities there must take responsibility and be handled according to the law.

Launching a "sidewalk clearance" campaign is truly a profound and popular reform.

According to Vietnamnet.vn