Articles 122 and 123 of the "Regulations on Disciplinary Sanctions of the Communist Party of China" set out a negative list of acts that infringe on the interests of the masses and make provisions on sanctions. The essence of these problems is that party members cannot correctly handle the power in their hands, alienate public power into the private power of managers, seriously damage the image of the party and the government, and damage the relationship between the party and the masses and between cadres and the masses, and must be prohibited.
1. Raising funds and apportioning fees from the masses beyond the standard and scope, increasing the burden on the masses.
(1) Fund-raising refers to the act of contributing funds and labor to villagers in accordance with relevant regulations and through democratic procedures for the establishment of public welfare undertakings such as collective production and living that are directly needed by the villagers.
Fund-raising and labor raising shall follow the principles of villagers' voluntariness, direct benefit, doing what they can, democratic decision-making, and reasonable quotas. However, in practice, some party members and cadres have violated procedures in raising funds and raising labor at will, arbitrarily expanding the scope of fundraising and raising standards. For example, without going through the democratic deliberative procedures, the village "two committees" arbitrarily decide on the amount of fund-raising and labor-raising, or turn fund-raising and labor-raising on a case-by-case basis into a fixed fee project; Some of them forcibly use capital as a substitute for labor, making fund-raising an excuse to increase the burden on the masses.
(2) With regard to the apportionment of expenses, the Decision on Resolutely Stopping Arbitrary Fees, Fines and Various Apportionments issued by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council in September 1990 clearly states that in addition to the relevant laws, regulations and relevant provisions, the act of requiring relevant units or individuals to provide financial, material and human resources free of charge and involuntarily is apportionment and is prohibited; No locality, department, or unit may make a disguised contribution to administrative institutions, enterprises, or individuals in the name of sponsorship or donation.
In the course of discipline enforcement and supervision, it was found that some party members and cadres arbitrarily increased the items of fees charged to the masses, raised the standard of fees, and passed on the apportionment of fees to the masses; On the grounds of supporting the work, some require private enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the jurisdiction to "donate" office supplies. The violations of discipline stipulated in this item directly infringe upon the interests of the masses and do great harm to the relationship between the party and the masses and between the cadres and the masses.
2. Violating relevant provisions by withholding or confiscating the public's money or property, or punishing the public.
The seizure and collection of money and property, as well as the punishment of the masses, are related to the property rights and other vital rights and interests of the masses. Whether it is detention, confiscation, or punishment, it is a law enforcement power, and shall be exercised by administrative organs and others in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, and may not be used by other units or individuals at will.
Grassroots organizations such as rural areas and communities must not set up their own powers to arbitrarily withhold or confiscate money and property from the masses or punish the masses. Even if the township people's governments and grassroots stations have certain relevant functions and powers, they must do so within the scope of their authority and in accordance with the prescribed procedures, and they must not exceed their authority or violate the procedures to withhold or confiscate the people's money or property, or punish the masses.
3. Withholding the public's property, or violating relevant provisions to owe the public money.
(1) Withholding the property of the masses refers to withholding property that should be paid to the masses and not giving it or giving it less.
Withholding the property of the masses is a violation of discipline for any purpose. In the supervision of discipline enforcement, it was found that some party members and cadres deducted special funds for benefiting farmers; some deduct social assistance, subsistence allowances and various subsidies issued to people in need; Some deduct funds for the renovation of dilapidated houses in rural areas. These acts deprive the masses of a sense of gain, detract from the implementation of policies that benefit the masses, and must be seriously investigated for disciplinary responsibility.
(2) Arrears of money to the masses refer to the delay in payment of money that should have been paid to the masses.
For example, some party members and cadres do not issue subsidies to benefit farmers in a timely manner, and some are in arrears of project funds that should be settled and paid in a timely manner. In the final analysis, the violation of relevant regulations in arrears with the masses is due to the deviation of the mass concept of party members and cadres. If you make a blank slip to the masses, you owe money, hurt the people's will, and lose the trust of the masses, and the majority of party members and cadres should resolutely avoid such behavior.
4. Charging fees in violation of relevant regulations in management and service activities.
There must be a clear legal and regulatory basis for collecting fees for management and service activities.
In the supervision of discipline enforcement, it was found that some party members and cadres lent the opportunity to distribute materials benefiting farmers to the masses and charged handling fees without authorization; Some clearly know that the state has canceled the relevant fees, and they also collect fees from the masses in violation of regulations. Such acts have increased the burden on the masses and aroused strong dissatisfaction among the masses. Party members and cadres should carry out management and service activities in strict accordance with the regulations, and resolutely put an end to the phenomenon of indiscriminate collection of fees.
5. When handling affairs involving the masses, make things difficult for the masses, and ask for cards.
In essence, these violations of discipline regard the duty of serving the masses as the privilege of managing the masses and take the opportunity to abuse power for personal gain and infringe upon the interests of the masses.
For example, some take the initiative to mention or imply that they take the opportunity to handle affairs involving the masses and ask the masses to provide them with banquets or gifts; Some of them take advantage of their management power and law enforcement power to forcibly seize the goods of the masses. These behaviors of "fishing for oil and water" and "taking benefits" in the process of serving the masses embody the "great willfulness" behind the "small power" and erode the party's ruling foundation, which is intolerable to the party's discipline.
6. Conduct that infringes on the interests of the masses in the field of rural revitalization.
Article 122 of the "Regulations" emphasizes that such violations of discipline shall be punished severely or aggravated.
After winning the battle against poverty, we have shifted from poverty alleviation to promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, but we must be soberly aware that the most arduous and arduous task of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way is still in the rural areas, and we must always safeguard and develop the vital interests of the masses in promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. The "Regulations" implement the major decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee on the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, and severely punish the unhealthy trends and outstanding problems in the field of rural revitalization, so as to promote Party members and cadres to do a good job in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, especially to effectively prevent and correct the behavior that infringes on the interests of the masses in the field of rural revitalization.
7. Interfering with the autonomy of production and operation.
The autonomy of production and operation refers to the right of natural persons and legal persons to independently arrange production, freely allocate and use their own human, material and financial resources, and organize production and operation on the basis of not violating national laws and regulations.
The act of interfering with the masses' autonomy in production and operation is essentially against the autonomous will of the masses, and even if it is done with good intentions, it may "do bad things with good intentions." For example, some party members and cadres interfere in production and operation projects that should have been arranged by the peasants themselves, and force the peasants to purchase designated means of production or sell agricultural products through designated channels, causing the masses to suffer considerable losses in their property. To do a good job in mass work, we must proceed from reality, respect the wishes of the masses, and we must not engage in things that are divorced from reality, divorced from the masses, and work the people at the expense of money, nor can we have compulsive behaviors that disregard the wishes of the masses, undermine the masses' spirit of initiative, and harm the interests of the masses.
Source: website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission
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