NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets Can Tho voters

Voters’ opinions today will become NA deputies’ opinions at discussions relating to important issues that directly impact the life of people, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets Can Tho voters ảnh 1NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) meets voters in Le Binh ward of Can Tho's Cai Rang district on November 27 (Photo: VNA)

Can Tho (VNA) – Voters’ opinions today will become NAdeputies’ opinions at discussions relating to important issues that directlyimpact the life of people, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngansaid.

“We will try to have people’s voice heard at the National Assembly’shall,” Chairwoman Ngan said, when meeting voters at Le Binh ward, Cai Rang district, in the Mekong delta city ofCan Tho on November 27 as part of the programme to brief voters onthe outcomes of the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.

Nguyen Thanh Xuan, vice head of the Can Tho Deputies Delegation, made abrief summary of the outcomes, presenting the new and major contents of thelaws adopted at the session, while leaders of Cai Rang district and Can Thocity fielded questions relating to local socio-economic situation.

The voters gave high estimations to the outcomes of the session, including theelection of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as State President, andthe question-answer session.

They voiced their concerns about unsettled planning, land clearance compensation,education, and others.

The NA leader briefed the voters about the current apparatus reform effort, andthe fight against corruption, saying with the political determination of theParty and State and the consensus of people, the work has obtained visible andpositive results.

She said the National Assembly will continue requesting competent agenciesinvolving in the fight against corruption reporting the percentage of assetsand money retrieved from the corruption cases that have been brought to light.-VNA
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