The Power of a True Party

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh once taught: A Party that conceals its shortcomings is a corrupt Party. A Party that has the courage to admit its shortcomings, clearly point out those shortcomings, the reasons for those shortcomings, clearly examine the circumstances that gave rise to those shortcomings, and then seek every way to correct those shortcomings. That is a progressive, bold, steadfast, and genuine Party.

Strictly handle individuals and organizations that commit violations, especially party members who hold important positions in the Party and State apparatus. Photo: VNN

The efforts in Party building and rectification to push back degradation and purify the ranks of our Party in recent times have clearly shown one thing: the Party has recognized serious shortcomings and is making efforts to correct and overcome those shortcomings.

Just like a human being, to have a healthy body, in addition to regular exercise to improve resistance and maintain a stable physical condition, it is also necessary to promptly detect defects and diseases for timely treatment. And when necessary, bravely cut off the abscesses that harm the body. In the past time, in addition to focusing on building a clean and strong Party in terms of politics, ideology, organization and ethics, our Party has focused on pointing out its "diseases". These are 27 manifestations of degradation in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, "self-evolution", "self-transformation" within the team.

The main reason is that cadres and party members themselves lack self-cultivation and training; their ideological stance is not stable, they are confused and wavering in the face of external influences; they fall into selfish and narrow-minded individualism, are tempted by material interests, and do not fulfill their responsibilities and duties to the Party and the people.

The most specific, obvious manifestation and the most serious consequence is that corruption, waste and negativity are still serious, concentrated among party members holding positions in the state apparatus.

Clearly identify the causes as well as the key points that need to be broken through, which are to step up the fight against corruption and negativity. Strictly handle individuals and organizations that commit violations, especially party members who hold important positions in the Party and State apparatus. Since the 12th National Party Congress, under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, inspection agencies, especially the Central Inspection Committee, have been operating at maximum capacity.

As a result, tens of thousands of party members nationwide have been disciplined for violating the Party's regulations and the State's laws. Notably, the Central Inspection Committee has held 19 meetings and announced disciplinary actions against many party members who are high-ranking officials of the Party and the State under the management of the Politburo and the Secretariat in various forms.

Among them, Politburo members and Central Party Committee members were dismissed from their positions; a number of leaders of central and local departments, ministries and branches, whether retired or in office, who committed violations were all severely punished.

Those cadres and party members all violated what party members are not allowed to do, lacked responsibility, and were lax in leadership and state management of land, resources, minerals, finance, banking, investment, and basic construction...

It can be said that the Party's anti-corruption work has never been as drastic and achieved as it is now. People across the country look at this and completely believe that corruption and negativity will be pushed back.

Because, as the leader of our Party said: When the furnace is hot, fresh wood must burn. Dry wood, medium wood burns first, then the whole furnace heats up, all agencies get involved, no one stands outside. And it is impossible to stand outside. No individual can not do it, that is success.

Success comes from courage. Our Party has courageously revealed its shortcomings, admitted its mistakes, and then strived to correct itself to become increasingly cleaner and stronger, to fulfill its mission to the country and the people. That is the source of the strength of a true Party.