The power of a true Party

Sinh thời, Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh từng dạy: Một Đảng mà giấu diếm khuyết điểm của mình là một Đảng hỏng. Một Đảng có gan thừa nhận khuyết điểm của mình, vạch rõ những cái đó, vì đâu mà có khuyết điểm đó, xét rõ hoàn cảnh sinh ra khuyết điểm đó, rồi tìm kiếm mọi cách để sửa chữa khuyết điểm đó. Như thế là một Đảng tiến bộ, mạnh dạn, chắc chắn, chân chính.

Xử lý nghiêm những cá nhân, tổ chức có sai phạm, nhất là những đảng viên giữ trọng trách trong bộ máy Đảng, Nhà nước. Ảnh: VNN

Những nỗ lực trong công tác xây dựng, chỉnh đốn Đảng nhằm đẩy lùi suy thoái, làm trong sạch đội ngũ của Đảng ta trong thời gian qua đã cho thấy rõ một điều: Đảng đã nhìn ra những khuyết điểm nghiêm trọng và đang nỗ lực sửa chữa, khắc phục những khuyết điểm đó.

Just like a person, to have a healthy body, besides regular exercise to improve resistance and maintain a stable physical condition, it is also necessary to detect defects and diseases in a timely manner for prompt treatment. And when necessary, one must bravely remove harmful tumors that damage the body. In recent times, besides focusing on building a clean and strong Party in terms of politics, ideology, organization, and ethics, our Party has focused on clearly identifying its "ailments." These are the 27 manifestations of ideological and political degradation, moral decay, lifestyle deviations, "self-evolution," and "self-transformation" within the ranks.

The main reason is that cadres and Party members themselves lack self-cultivation and training; their ideological stance is not firm, 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 fail to fulfill their responsibilities and duties to the Party and the people.

The most specific, clearest, and most serious manifestation is the continued prevalence of corruption, waste, and negative practices, particularly among Party members holding positions within the State apparatus.

Clearly identifying the causes and key areas for breakthrough is the intensification of the fight against corruption and negative practices. Strictly punish individuals and organizations that commit violations, especially Party members holding important positions in the Party and State apparatus. Since the 12th National Party Congress, under the leadership of the Central Committee, inspection agencies, especially the Central Inspection Commission, have been operating at maximum capacity.

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

This includes the dismissal of Politburo members and Central Committee members; a number of leading officials in central and local departments, ministries, and agencies, whether retired or still in office, who committed violations have been severely punished.

Those officials and Party members all violated the rules that Party members are not allowed to break, lacked responsibility, and neglected leadership and management of state affairs regarding land, resources, minerals, finance, banking, investment, and basic construction...

It can be said that never before has the Party's fight against corruption been as resolute and effective as it is today. The people of the whole country look at this and have complete confidence that corruption and negative practices will be pushed back.

Because, as our Party leader said: Once the furnace is hot, even fresh wood will burn. Dry wood and moderately dry wood will burn first, then the whole furnace will heat up, all agencies will get involved, no one can stand outside. And it's impossible to stand outside. No individual can refuse to participate, that's what success is.

Success comes from courage. Our Party has bravely acknowledged its shortcomings, taken responsibility for its mistakes, and strived to purify and correct itself, becoming increasingly clean and strong, in order to fulfill its mission to the country and the people. That is the source of strength for a genuine Party.