NA deputies debate draft Law on Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level

Deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) on May 27 discussed a report on the draft Law on Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level in their ongoing third session.
NA deputies debate draft Law on Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level ảnh 1Citizen reception in An Bien district, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) on May 27 discussed a report on the draft Law onImplementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level in their ongoing thirdsession.

According to Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra,the bill comprises seven chapters and 74 articles, adding many new contents toexisting regulations in the field, including those on the implementation ofdemocracy in agencies.

Tra said that in the compilation of the bill, therehave been different opinions on regulations on the realisation of democracy inenterprises that need further discussion at the NA. Following the Government’sopinion, the bill gives one chapter on the implementation of democracy incompanies, she added.

Delivering a verification report on the bill, Chairman of the NA Law CommitteeHoang Thanh Tung underlined that the committee agrees with the necessity of thelaw.

Tung said the committee proposed that the Governmentcontinue to specify the implementation of democracy inside agencies of theParty, NA, People’s Committee at all levels, the Vietnam Fatherland Front andsocio-political organisations, the People’s Courts, People’s Procuracy, People’sArmy and People’s Public Security, while supplementing measures on integratinggender equality into specific regulations, and citing specific data to explainthe reasons for choosing each policy solution.

Along with adjusting a number of articles to match current regulations in thefield, the bill should consider the coherent use of specific norms, he said.

Tung also gave a number of ideas from the NA Law Committee on the contentsregarding regulations of people’s inspection and the formation of people’sinspection committees at State agencies./.
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