Nghe An steps up fight against violations of fireworks before and during Lunar New Year 2025

The document stated: In recent times, Party committees at all levels, government organizations, especially the Provincial Police Party Committee, have focused on leading and directing the synchronous implementation of many measures and solutions in the work of preventing and combating violations related to fireworks, achieving many outstanding results.

In addition to the achieved results, some units and localities have not been really determined in implementing the above tasks, and there are still limitations, leading to complicated developments in violations of the law on fireworks, with potential risks of accidents related to fireworks.

In particular, in recent times, the continuous use of fireworks has occurred, especially in Vinh city and neighboring areas, causing public opinion and creating a negative effect on awareness of law enforcement regarding fireworks.

The main reasons are: Heads of some departments, branches and localities have not paid much attention, still have the idea that this is the sole responsibility of the police force; the awareness of a large number of cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees about the work of preventing violations of firecrackers is not serious and complete, leading to the implementation of solutions to prevent and combat violations of the law on firecrackers not being drastic, not substantial, still being coping, even in some cases ignoring and agreeing to let relatives and families use firecrackers.

To strengthen leadership and direction in the implementation of the work of preventing and combating violations related to fireworks; mobilize the participation of the entire political system; and determine to minimize the illegal use of fireworks in the area before and during Christmas 2004, New Year, and Lunar New Year 2025, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee requests Party committees at all levels, Party organizations, departments, branches, sectors, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, districts, cities, towns, Party committees, and affiliated Party committees to strictly implement the following contents:

- Disseminate and thoroughly understand to Party cells, Party members, cadres, civil servants, public employees, armed forces, union members and association members at units and localities to firmly grasp the Party's policies and guidelines, legal regulations and directions of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee in the work of preventing and combating violations related to fireworks.

Identify this as a common task and responsibility of the entire political system from the provincial to the district, commune, block, hamlet, village and commune levels; attach responsibility and create positive changes from self-awareness to actions in compliance with legal regulations on the management and use of fireworks for cadres, party members, union members and association members in the area.

- The Party Executive Committee of the Provincial People's Committee leads the Provincial People's Committee to direct and mobilize the strength of the entire political system from the province to the grassroots level, taking the police force as the core, coordinating and implementing synchronously and drastically measures to combat and prevent violations of firecrackers. In particular, focusing on leading and directing the implementation of a number of contents:

+ Strengthen propaganda and mobilization work, identifying this as a key measure to raise people's awareness and sense of law compliance in this work. Organize and launch a movement for the entire people to protect national security, associated with the work of preventing and combating violations of firecrackers; maximize the role of grassroots forces in the work.

+ Organize the signing of commitments to each agency, unit, enterprise, school, and household regarding not committing crimes and violating the law on fireworks. In particular, requiring leaders at all levels, cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees, armed forces, union members, and association members to uphold their responsibilities as role models, take the lead in signing commitments, and strictly comply with regulations on the management and use of fireworks.

At the same time, strengthen propaganda to relatives, family, friends, and residents to understand and participate in preventing and combating violations related to fireworks.

+ Focus on detecting, arresting, investigating, and strictly handling violations of firecrackers, especially illegal fireworks, according to the law. Promptly prosecute and try a number of typical cases before Tet to serve the general propaganda, education, deterrence and prevention work.

+ Coordinate to strengthen state management, strictly control the fireworks business establishments of the Ministry of National Defense in the area. Control border gates, trails, openings, minimize the source of smuggled fireworks into the area.

+ Strengthen the synchronous and drastic implementation of measures and solutions to prevent and combat violations related to fireworks, especially the illegal use of fireworks in Vinh city.

Identify this as a key area of ​​the province to mobilize maximum resources and human resources to participate in the work, determined to minimize the illegal use of fireworks before and during Christmas 2024, New Year and Lunar New Year 2025.

-The Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations direct cadres, union members and association members under their management to actively participate and effectively carry out propaganda and mobilization work at the grassroots level; coordinate with functional forces to deploy the fight against violations related to fireworks, especially illegal use of fireworks.