(Reporter Xu Li) Yesterday, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress held an exchange meeting to thoroughly study and implement the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on developing people’s democracy in the whole process, sum up experience and practices, and study and deploy work. Duan Chunhua, director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress, attended and spoke.
Duan Chunhua pointed out that the important exposition of the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary on the development of people’s democracy in the whole process has enriched and developed the theory of socialist democratic politics, concentrated on the theoretical and practical achievements of the party leading the people to develop socialist democracy, especially the democratic political construction since the 18th CPC National Congress, profoundly expounded the distinctive features and obvious advantages of Chinese democracy, and provided guidance and follow for developing socialist democratic politics and building socialist political civilization in the new era. We should thoroughly study, seriously study, fully understand and widely publicize the great significance of developing people’s democracy in the whole process, accurately grasp its basic characteristics and practical requirements, unify our thinking, raise our awareness, actively explore and practice in accordance with the work arrangements of the municipal party Committee, and ensure that this important theory is implemented in the work of the people’s congresses in our city.
Duan Chunhua emphasized that developing people’s democracy in the whole process is an important duty and glorious mission of people’s congresses at all levels in the city. We must adhere to the organic unity of the party’s leadership, the people being the masters of the country and governing the country according to law, combine the NPC system with the actual work of the NPC, vividly practice the people’s democracy in the whole process, and earnestly be sober in theory, firm in politics, confident in system and conscious in action.
First, we should improve the system and mechanism, carry out in-depth work such as the voting system for popular support projects, and make the people’s right to know, participate, express and supervise according to law reflected in all aspects of the work of the National People’s Congress through legal channels, channels, methods and procedures. Second, we should unblock democratic channels, earnestly strengthen the construction of the platform for representatives to perform their duties, such as the "Home Station Network Center", expand channels such as argumentation, hearing and consultation, and maximize public opinion, gather people’s wisdom and solve problems. Third, we should play a representative role. As the main force in developing people’s democracy in the whole process and ensuring that the people are masters of the country, deputies to the National People’s Congress should establish the concept of being deputies for one term and serving the people all their lives, take the initiative to go deep into the grassroots, understand social conditions and public opinion, and strive to make the people have a call and I have a response.
Chen Zhemin, Liang Baoming, Lee Hung and Zhang Qingen, deputy directors of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress, and Jia Fengshan, secretary general, attended the meeting. Responsible comrades of the NPC Standing Committees in Binhai New Area, Heping District, Hebei District, Xiqing District and Ninghe District made speeches at the meeting, and the NPC Standing Committees in all districts had written exchanges.