Building the Party based on the people

The power of the people is immense and powerful. National hero Nguyen Trai once wrote: "The people push the boat, the people also capsize the boat." The lesson "Taking the people as the root" has long been a great, fundamental lesson, throughout the revolutionary periods of the Party and the nation.

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh once wrote:“With the people's strength, no matter how big or difficult a task can be done. Without it, nothing can be done. The people know how to solve many problems simply, quickly, and completely, which talented people and large organizations cannot figure out.”

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All policies, resolutions, programs and projects of the Party and the State originate from the people's living needs and reality is also a mirror reflecting and testing whether those policies, resolutions, programs and projects are correct, accurate, practical and close to reality or not. In other words, its "vitality" in social life shows whether the Party has correctly grasped and met the needs of society or not. Reality has proven that each policy and resolution that pleases the people will soon come into life and will be implemented very quickly and effectively.

Gathering the strength of the entire people and mobilizing the people's strength to liberate the people has created great victories of historical significance in the resistance wars to defend the country, in the renovation process and in many major policies on economic development, culture and foreign affairs of our Party and State.

The people have “a hundred hands and a thousand eyes”. Nothing escapes the eyes and ears of the people. When the Party and the State are sincere, open-minded, and open to democracy, the people will be very enthusiastic and ready to reflect and contribute ideas to the Party Committee, the government, cadres, and Party members on the major policies and guidelines of the Party and the State. That is when “the Party’s will matches the people’s will” and creates the strength to move mountains and fill seas.

Through dialogue activities, citizen reception, petitions, complaints, denunciations, etc., people directly participate in building and rectifying the Party by monitoring, giving opinions and recommendations to the Party and organizations in the political system on the limitations and shortcomings of organizations, cadres and party members, especially negative cases, corruption, waste, "group interests", issues related to style, ethics and lifestyle of cadres and party members.

Our Party has issued many regulations, amendments and supplements to promote the people's real mastery, creating a solid legal basis to seriously implement the motto "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect, people supervise, people benefit" such as: Regulations on democracy at the grassroots level; Regulations on party members participating in activities in residential areas, etc. These regulations have contributed to increasing opportunities for people to contribute opinions, build and perfect the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies; supervise party members, cadres, civil servants and public employees in many aspects; participate in building and rectifying the Party, building a clean and strong political system.

In addition to direct participation, the people also indirectly participate in building and rectifying the Party through the activities of the National Assembly, People's Councils, the Fatherland Front and political organizations at all levels. The people select and elect National Assembly and People's Council deputies at all levels. The people are willing to exchange their thoughts, feelings and legitimate aspirations with the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels on issues of concern and urgency, and issues that need to be resolved.

Through contact with voters, questioning elected representatives, and through people's supervision, the quality and effectiveness of elected bodies' operations have been improved. Therefore, in the main tasks and solutions of the Conclusion of the 4th Conference (13th tenure), it was stated: "Promoting the role and responsibility of elected bodies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations; truly relying on the people to build and rectify the Party and a clean and strong political system".

Not only when things were going smoothly, but also in difficult times, the people united under the leadership of the Party, creating an invincible force to win. In the "critical" years, the young revolutionary government had to fight against internal and external enemies; the years of correcting mistakes after the land reform; the years of“Northern floods, Southern floods, blood soaked the border/ One hand against the sky, the other hand holding the country with strained muscles”; the years of stagnation and severe economic and social crisis when the country was newly unified; the years of breaking down stagnant conservatism and entering into a comprehensive national renewal process; even when the fight against internal invasion, corruption, waste, and negativity threatened the survival of the Party and the regime, the people still wholeheartedly followed the Party.

Our Party documents once affirmed: “In situations where the Party has made mistakes and shortcomings, the people still earnestly expect the Party to correct its mistakes and move the country forward. Our Party cannot disappoint the people’s expectations.”

Sadly, in reality, there are still many times and places that have not done a good job of mass mobilization; have not truly expanded democracy; have not sincerely listened to people with an attitude of not being receptive. There is still a formality in collecting people's opinions; there is still a phenomenon of listening, then "promising to cool down", "beating the drum and then giving up",... there is even a phenomenon of harshness, "holding grudges for a long time, remembering them for a long time", suppressing and making it difficult for those who give opinions,... They do not know that such attitudes will make people not want to speak, and from "not wanting to speak" to "People do not bother to speak" is a loss for the Party!