Thinking about nurturing Party-People relationship

Over thousands of years of building and defending the country, the consciousness of “People are the root” has been formed and developed continuously. Since the Ly Dynasty, in the edict to move the capital, Ly Cong Uan wrote “Above obey the mandate of heaven, below follow the will of the people”; since the Tran Dynasty, Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan early practiced the policy of “Forgiving the people to strengthen the roots is the best policy to defend the country”; then the immortal verse opening “Binh Ngo Dai Cao” by the world cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai: “The work of humanity lies in keeping the people safe” to the edict of the patriotic king Ham Nghi “People are the root of the country” all clearly demonstrate that.

Since the Party was founded, our Party and beloved Uncle Ho have worked hard to cultivate the relationship between the Party and the people. Uncle Ho wrote: “In the sky, nothing is more precious than the people. In the world, nothing is stronger than the united force of the people”. In October 1945, in a letter sent to ministries, provincial, district and village People's Committees, Uncle pointed out: “If the country is independent but the people do not enjoy happiness and freedom, then independence is meaningless…” and he affirmed: “Whatever is beneficial to the people, we must do our utmost to do. Whatever is harmful to the people, we must avoid at all costs. We must love and respect the people so that the people will love and respect us”. That is one of President Ho Chi Minh's immortal thoughts about the people, about the invincible strength of the people. He also taught: “Our regime is a democratic regime, meaning that the people are the masters. Our Party is the leading party, meaning that cadres from the Central to the regional, provincial, district, and communal levels, at any level and in any sector, must all be loyal servants of the people.”

Absorbing Ho Chi Minh's thought and the practice of leading the Vietnamese revolution, our Party consistently holds the view: "Revolution is the cause of the people, by the people, for the people. The people are the masters. The people are the masters". The valuable lessons learned by our Party at the 13th National Party Congress further affirm that view: "In all work of the Party and the State, we must always thoroughly grasp the view that "the people are the root"; truly trust, respect and promote the people's right to mastery, persistently implement the motto "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect, people supervise, people benefit" and "promote the role of the subject and the central position of the people in the country's development strategy".

Thanks to the promotiongreat power of unityof all classes of people, our Party wisely led our people to the Dien Bien Phu victory that "resounded throughout the five continents, shook the world", made the historic August Revolution of 1945 and the great victory of April 30, 1975, completely liberated the South, and unified the country. In particular, after nearly 40 years of leading the renovation process, our Party has led "Our country has never had such a foundation, potential, position and international prestige as it does today".

That victory is the crystallization of the strength of the people's movement of the country, the close relationship between the Party and the people. This is a very special relationship; the Party is both the leader, the ruler, and the servant of the people, while the people voluntarily agree with the leadership of the Party and are the masters of the country. The strength of the Party lies in the bond between the Party and the people, and the prosperity of the country is also determined by this close, strong relationship under the leadership of the Party.

To strengthen the relationship between the Party and the people in the new situation, the Party continues to lead the State to successfully implement the goals and targets set by the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, on that basis, gradually improve the material and spiritual life of the people. There are many measures to promote socialist democracy, ensure the implementation of the people's right to mastery; strengthen Party building and rectification, effectively prevent and repelrecessionon political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, and manifestations of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” within the Party. Continue to innovate the Party’s mass mobilization work in conjunction with promoting the fight against corruption and waste, promptly resolving the people’s legitimate concerns and recommendations. At the same time, further improve the effectiveness of foreign affairs activities, proactively and actively integrate comprehensively and deeply into the international community, maintain a peaceful environment, fight to firmly protect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and protect political security, order, and social safety.

The relationship between the Party and the people, regardless of the period, is always considered a "close" and "vital" relationship. In the current conditions of developing a socialist-oriented market economy and international integration, the relationship between the Party and the people will be strengthened and consolidated when the Party synchronously and effectively leads the work of Party building, socio-economic development, strengthening national defense and security and foreign affairs.

The new situation opens up new opportunities and chances, and the relationship between the Party and the people will certainly continue to be nurtured and last forever./.