Bringing 'breath of life' into the National Assembly

Deeply aware of the trust and expectations of more than 2 million voters in the province, in 2022, the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province will continue to promote a high sense of responsibility, determination to innovate, be creative, stick to reality, and bring "the breath of life" into the parliament, as the motto emphasized by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in his opening speech of the 1st Session of the 15th National Assembly.

"Worrying with voters' worries"

Follow the National Assembly sessions from the beginning of the 2021 - 2026 term,Nghe An National Assembly DelegationMany delegates spoke and contributed profound opinions to the law-making work as well as supervision activities through the questioning and discussion sessions; in particular, through many opinions, voters felt the responsibility and dedication of each National Assembly delegate of Nghe An Delegation to promptly and completely convey the feelings and concerns of the province's voters to the National Assembly.

The Nghe An National Assembly delegation attended the question-and-answer session at Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House on the afternoon of November 3, 2022. Photo: Quang Khang

Recently, in the question-and-answer session on a group of issues in the field of Home Affairs, delegate Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies of Nghe An province questioned Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra about the shortcomings in the implementation of the regime for non-professional cadres at the commune and village levels after the merger. This is an issue that voters are very interested in, and are eagerly waiting for timely and satisfactory changes.

Responding to questions, the Minister of Home Affairs admitted that there are practical shortcomings in implementing Decree No. 34 of the Government on this issue and said that it needs to be amended to suit the reality. "We promise the National Assembly delegates that this is a very hot issue, because we have received so many recommendations from voters, so we will work as quickly as possible to report to the Prime Minister to amend Decree No. 34," the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs affirmed.

Delegate Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province delivered a question and answer speech at the National Assembly hall. Photo: Quang Khanh

Or for big projectsBan Mong Irrigationin the province has been under construction for more than a decade but there is no set date for "finish", discussing at the 4th session recently, on behalf of the Nghe An National Assembly Delegation speaking at the National Assembly forum, delegate Tran Duc Thuan - Standing member of the National Defense and Security Committee of the National Assembly shared the same impatience with the voters of the province when thousands of billions of VND have been spent, the project has also completed 98% of the construction items, only waiting for the clearance of the reservoir bed to block the flow, accumulate water, and promote efficiency but has been "suspended" for several years now. At the Dien Hong Hall, the National Assembly House, the delegate of the Nghe An Delegation frankly requested the Government to urgently remove difficulties and soon arrange capital to continue construction and complete the project...

High sense of responsibility

A five-year term is not a long time, while the National Assembly works collectively and decides by majority, so it requires each delegate to contribute opinions and express their own views, worthy of the role of representing the will and aspirations of the people in exercising State power in the legislative body. Aware of that profound responsibility, the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province and each National Assembly delegate in the delegation are always aware of improving their mettle and intelligence, closely connecting with reality, in order to improve the effectiveness of performing tasks according to the law.

Party Central Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien and Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An Province Thai Thanh Quy exchanged and visited voters of Thanh Chuong District. Photo: Thanh Duy

For example, in preparation for the 4th Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province coordinated with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial and District People's Councils to organize meetings with voters, thereby synthesizing 43 petitions of voters, of which 18 petitions were under the jurisdiction of the Central Government and 25 petitions were under the jurisdiction of the locality, and reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee and transferred to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and response according to regulations. The Delegation also organized a working session with the Provincial People's Committee to grasp some contents related to the session, especially the petitions and proposals of the province to the Central Government to convey to the National Assembly, the Government and ministries and branches for consideration and resolution according to their authority;...

During the 4th Session, the Delegation held working sessions with a number of ministries and branches; participated in seminars and conferences; visited and worked at Hoa Lac High-Tech Park - National Center for Research, Development and Application of High Technology; participated in experience exchange activities with National Assembly Delegations of provinces and cities;...

Delegates of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An visited and learned about the production process at Asia Industrial Engineering Joint Stock Company in Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, Hanoi. Photo: Thu Nguyen

Immediately after the closing session of the 4th Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province coordinated with the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to organize meetings with voters in conjunction with attending the National Great Unity Day in residential areas of 21/21 districts, cities and towns - this is a new feature in the activities of the National Assembly Delegation of the province, creating a closer connection with voters.

Along with that, the Nghe An National Assembly Delegation paid special attention to social security activities in the province, directly supporting and mobilizing businesses and philanthropists to visit and give gifts to organizations, individuals, policy households, people with meritorious services to the revolution, families facing difficulties, natural disasters, storms and floods, building charity houses, supporting school equipment, helping and raising orphans... with a total value of nearly 8 billion VND.

Provincial National Assembly deputies presented gifts to households that suffered heavy losses due to flooding in Quynh Luu district. Photo: Nhu Thuy