Protecting the Rights of Party Members and Inspiring the Enthusiasm of Officers -- Interpretation of the Newly Revised Regulations on the Protection of the Rights of Party Members of the Communist Party of China

A few days ago, the Party Central Committee issued the newly revised "Regulations on the Protection of the Rights of Members of the Communist Party of China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"). Why the revision? What are the highlights of the newly revised Regulations? A few days ago, our reporter interviewed the relevant responsible comrades of the Regulations Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission.

To institutionalize and standardize the theoretical and practical innovation of the protection of the rights of Party members

The principles of the Party Constitution stipulate the rights of Party members in eight aspects, which provides a fundamental basis for the protection of the rights of Party members. Our party has always attached great importance to the implementation of the rights of party members stipulated in the party constitution. In 1995, the Party Central Committee issued the "Regulations on the Protection of the Rights of Party Members of the Communist Party of China (for Trial Implementation)", which was revised in 2004. The trial regulations and the 2004 "Regulations" have played an important role in protecting the rights of party members. However, with the development of the situation and tasks, some provisions of the 2004 "Regulations" can no longer fully meet the requirements of the new era and urgently need to be revised and improved.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward many new ideas, new ideas, and new requirements around better protecting the rights of party members, providing important guidance for strengthening the protection of the rights of party members in the new era. At the same time, to implement the requirements of General Secretary Jinping and the Party Central Committee, party organizations at all levels have also accumulated some good experience and practices in the practice of protecting the rights of party members. "By revising the" Regulations ", we will systematically summarize the theoretical and practical innovations in the protection of party members' rights, refine and transform them into internal party regulations, and further promote the institutionalization and standardization of party members' rights protection." The responsible comrade said.

The responsible comrade also stated that the revision of the Regulations is a practical need to solve the outstanding problems facing the protection of the rights of party members, an inevitable requirement for promoting the development of the party's cause and maintaining the party's vitality forever, and promoting the comprehensive and strict governance of the party. An important guarantee for in-depth development.

According to reports, in recent years, some new situations and problems have emerged in the protection of the rights of party members. On the one hand, the majority of party members, especially young party members, have continuously strengthened their subjective consciousness, and they are more active and conscious in exercising their rights and safeguarding their rights, but they need to be actively guided and regulated. On the other hand, the connotation of the rights of party members has been continuously enriched, and the channels, carriers, and safeguard measures for exercise have not kept up in time. "The revision of the" Regulations "is to adhere to the problem orientation, by clarifying and refining the content of party members' rights, enriching and improving safeguard measures, reiterating and strict disciplines, actively responding to party members' concerns, and further improving the level and effect of party members' rights protection." The responsible comrade said.

Clarify and Refine the Rights of Party Members under the Party Constitution

The newly revised "Regulations" have 5 chapters and 52 articles, of which the second chapter changes the title of the chapter from "Party Members' Rights" to "Exercise of Party Members' Rights". "This is to emphasize that party members should actively exercise their rights with a sense of political responsibility that is highly responsible to the party." The responsible comrade said.

At the same time, Chapter II uses 13 articles to define the eight aspects of the rights of Party members as stipulated in the Party Constitution, it is further clearly refined into the right to know within the party, the right to receive the party's education and training, the right to participate in discussions within the party, the right to make suggestions and initiatives within the party, the right to supervise within the party, the right to request recall and replacement within the party, the right to vote within the party, the right to be elected, the right to make different opinions within the party, the right to request within the party, the right to appeal within the party, and the party to accuse within the party. "the name of the rights of party members is more distinct, the content is more specific, and the boundary is clearer, so that the rights of party members are easy to understand, easy to grasp, conducive to exercise, and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people." The responsible comrade said.

The responsible comrade further stated that the newly revised "Regulations" focus on stimulating the enthusiasm of the majority of party members to participate in party affairs and enhancing the party's vitality, and have also made a series of institutional regulations.

Adhere to the Unity of Obligations and Rights to Ensure the Correct Exercise of Party Members' Rights

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, the comprehensive and strict governance of the party has been continuously advanced, and the protection of party members' rights has been deepened and developed from recognition to practice. With regard to the relationship between the obligations and rights of party members, it is clearly put forward that obligations come first and obligations and rights are unified, and it is emphasized that it is necessary to correctly understand the dialectical unity of obligations and rights, responsibilities and responsibilities, and the exercise of rights and discipline. this is an important theoretical innovation in party building.

"the newly revised regulations implement and apply this innovative theoretical achievement, regard 'adhering to the unity of obligations and rights' as an important principle that should be followed in the protection of the rights of party members, and require the broad masses of party members to earnestly fulfill their obligations stipulated in the party constitution and correctly exercise all rights." The responsible comrade gave an example. Article 4 stipulates that party members should strengthen the party's concept and subject consciousness, take the exercise of the rights stipulated in the party constitution as their responsibility to the party, tell the truth, tell the truth, and speak the truth to the party organization. Dare to take responsibility, dare to be responsible, abide by discipline and rules, and correctly exercise rights. Article 11 stipulates that when party members criticize, expose, report, and put forward requirements for handling and punishment, they should use organizational channels, and must not spread or spread at will, must not exaggerate or distort facts, let alone fabricate facts, falsely accuse and frame up. The fourth chapter, "duties, tasks and accountability", focuses on five situations in which party members should be investigated for improper exercise of their rights, and further strictly defines the disciplinary requirements for the exercise of their rights.

Systematic provision of safeguards to fully, comprehensively, effectively and effectively protect the rights of Party members

The newly revised "Regulations" set up a special chapter on "safeguard measures" and systematically stipulated 20 safeguard measures. According to reports, the main features are as follows:

First, according to the practical development and work needs, a series of new safeguard measures have been added. For example, the improvement of the system of party congress representatives contacting party members, the system of leading cadres directly contacting party members, and the implementation of the "three distinctions" requirements stipulated in Article 33.

The second is to make full use of the new measures, new experiences and new achievements of Party building in the new era to realize the overall correspondence and effective connection between the rights of Party members and the safeguard measures, and improve the pertinence, coordination and operability of the safeguard measures. For example, the inspection and inspection stipulated in Article 31 listens to the opinions and suggestions of Party members, which corresponds to the protection of the rights of Party members, such as the right to suggest and propose, the right to supervise, and the right to put forward different opinions; the protection of the right to supervise Party members involves a number of measures, such as supporting Party members to put forward opinions and suggestions as stipulated in Article 27, and strictly implementing the inner-party democratic supervision system as stipulated in Article 32.

The third is to pay attention to the organic connection with other laws and regulations. The "Regulations" are based on the positioning of the basic laws and regulations for the protection of the rights of party members, design the system interface, and do not repeat the provisions of other laws and regulations that have special provisions. At the same time, we should adhere to the concept of system, link up the provisions of the party constitution, guidelines, other regulations and relevant specific laws and regulations, so as to form a joint force of the system to protect the rights of Party members.

"The newly revised" Regulations "implement the principle of'adhere to the full and comprehensive protection of the rights of party members', make a series of system regulations, strive to realize the organic integration of the protection of party members' rights and the work of party building, and build a systematic and comprehensive safeguard measure system." The responsible comrade said.

Clarify responsibilities and tasks, strengthen accountability, and effectively guarantee the realization of the rights of party members

It is the common responsibility of the whole Party to protect the rights of Party members. The newly revised "regulations" firmly adhere to and strengthen the overall leadership of the party, strive to promote the in-depth development of administering the party strictly in an all-round way, and closely integrate the reality of the work of safeguarding the rights of party members. the duties and tasks of the party committee (leading party group), the party's discipline inspection organs, the party's working organs, the party's grass-roots organizations, and leading cadres in protecting the rights of party members are clearly defined one by one by one.

The protection of the rights of party members is also inseparable from strict discipline requirements and serious accountability. Therefore, in view of the outstanding problems existing in practice, the newly revised "regulations" will run through the spirit of strict discipline and rules. In the second chapter "the exercise of the rights of party members" and the third chapter "safeguard measures", the relevant disciplinary requirements are respectively emphasized for party members, party organizations and leading cadres, in particular, in Chapter 4 "Responsibilities, Tasks and Accountability", the specific circumstances of party organizations and leading cadres infringing on the rights of party members and party members improperly exercising their rights are listed in detail, and the infringement of party members' rights and the work of protecting party members' rights The accountability methods of party organizations, leading cadres, and party members who fail in their duties and responsibilities, as well as the content of the connection between disciplinary responsibility and legal responsibility.

The responsible comrade said: in the next step, the discipline inspection and supervision organs will, in combination with their functions and responsibilities, properly grasp and implement the provisions of the regulations, supervise and promote the implementation of the regulations, and earnestly guarantee the realization of the rights of party members. we will constantly stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the broad masses of party members to devote themselves to party building and the party's cause.

Source: People's Daily-People's Daily