Efforts to create resources for special regional party cells

Actively seek out successors

My Ly commune is known as a locality withlongest land borderin 27 communes sharing a border with Laos in Nghe An with a total length of nearly 44 km. This is also the most difficult locality, with the highest number of poor households in the province. Despite many difficulties, the Party Committee, government and mass organizations together with the Kinh, Thai, Mong and Kho Mu ethnic groups here have promoted solidarity, stabilized life, built a strong political system, and ensured national defense and security in the homeland.

Life of people in My Ly commune (Ky Son). Photo: Ho Phuong

To develop the Party and the grassroots political system,Party development workThe Party Committee of the commune closely coordinated with the My Ly Border Guard Station and the authorities of the mass organizations. That has brought positive results in the implementation of Project No. 01-DA/TU, dated August 10, 2016 of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on "Building Party cells, developing Party members in blocks and hamlets for communes with blocks and hamlets that do not have Party cells or Party members and blocks, hamlets and hamlets at risk of no longer having Party cells in the period of 2016-2020.

Up to now, 12/12 villages of My Ly commune have maintained Party organizations with the number of Party members from 6 comrades (in 1 Party cell) or more. The entire Party Committee of the commune currently has 338 Party members and each Party member always makes efforts with the Party Committee and organizations to actively discover and train outstanding people to introduce to the Party organization. In 2020 alone, 8 people were sent to attend Party admission training classes and 2 comrades were admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam. Currently, 6 excellent people's profiles have been completed and proposed for consideration for admission to the Party.

The discovery and training of outstanding masses must have solid steps to create solidity for Party cells, prevent the risk of "whitewashing" villages without Party cells, and create the spread of Party organizations in each village.

Comrade Lo Van Lieu - Secretary of the Party Committee of My Ly commune

The above results are a great effort for the special area with many difficulties of My Ly commune. Because, according to comrade Lo Van Lieu - Secretary of the Commune Party Committee, the terrain of the villages is far from the commune center, the population is sparse,transportation systemAlthough there have been improvements, there are still difficulties, especially frequent landslides during the rainy season. The most difficult thing in finding resources for Party cells is that most citizens of the age group go to study or work far away; while the majority of the masses remain in the village, in terms of standards, it is difficult to meet and few people have the desire to join the Party. In such circumstances, the discovery and training of outstanding masses must have solid steps to create solidity for Party cells, prevent the risk of "whitewashing" villages without Party cells, and create a spread of Party organizations in each village.

A corner of My Ly commune, Ky Son district. Photo: Nguyen Son

Efforts to overcome difficulties

My Ly commune has 12 villages, including 8 Thai villages, 3 Mong villages and 1 Kho Mu village. There are villages that are currently inaccessible to cars such as Xop Duong, Cha Nga, Pieng Vai, Nhot Lot, Huoi Pun... the roads are often eroded, making travel difficult.

In these villages, it takes nearly half a day to travel by motorbike from the commune center. Among them, there are villages that have passed the "blank area" of Party cells according to Project 01 of the Provincial Party Committee such as Pieng Vai and Huoi Pun. Currently, the two Party cells of Pieng Vai and Huoi Pun villages are having to increase the number of Party members who are Border Guards and commune cadres to participate in activities, contributing to improving the quality of Party cell activities.

Through the discussion, comrade Lo Van Lieu - Secretary of the Party Committee of My Ly commune shared: Although the above-mentioned village party cells have received support from the Border Guard, there are still certain difficulties, when the number of party members is small but they often stay in the fields for a long time or some comrades go to work far away for long periods. Therefore, sometimes, convening regular party cell meetings also has certain difficulties. At the same time, the mass mobilization and dissemination work of some party members has not been promoted... On that basis, the Party Committee of the commune continues to closely coordinate with the My Ly Border Guard Station to strengthen support for party cells to maintain their leadership role, and together with the organizations to perform well the assigned tasks.

Officers of My Ly Border Guard Station help local people grow rice. Photo: Xuan Son

Along with performing well the tasks of protecting border lines, landmarks, and fighting against crimes in border areas, My Ly Border Guard Station also effectively performsstrengthening support work2 communes My Ly and Bac Ly. In particular, in implementing Project 01 of the Provincial Party Committee, the unit actively grasped the situation, surveyed the reality, and from there built a plan to help according to the capacity and conditions of each village and commune.

After more than 4 years of implementing Project 01, My Ly Border Guard Station has helped 2 communes train and admit 17 party members in the villages (out of a total of 108 party members admitted in the past 4 years of the 2 communes). Currently, 6 cadres and officers are being reinforced in the Party Committees of 2 communes and 4 party cells, contributing to enhancing the role of party organizations in the border area.

Strengthened cadres must regularly discuss with the Commune Party Committee and Party members to be more flexible in organizing monthly activities of specific Party cells.

Captain Nguyen Xuan Son - Deputy Political Commissar of My Ly Border Guard Station

According to Captain Nguyen Xuan Son - Deputy Political Commissar of My Ly Border Guard Station, each cadre should regularly discuss with the Commune Party Committee and Party members to be more flexible in organizing monthly activities of specific Party cells. Accordingly, Party cell activities can be organized in conjunction with occasions to implement production plans, training on cultivation, communication on population, etc. Because at that time, Party members and households often return to the village after long trips to the fields or work far away to participate in the above activities.

My Ly Border Guard Station propagates and mobilizes people in border areas to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Xuan Son

There are still many difficulties that put a “heavy burden” on each party member in the border areas when life requires a lot of worries about “food, clothing, and money”, but with the active participation of the grassroots Party Committee and the Party members who are Border Guard soldiers, the role of the Party cells in the villages is gradually being strengthened. That effort will help each Party member who is an ethnic minority in the border areas to promote their role and responsibility, spread new ways of doing business, build more beautiful villages, and continue to join hands with the functional forces to keep the border of the Fatherland peaceful.