Two counties of Gansu Province issued the "Most Prohibited
Alcohol
Order" after a hundred days of trial implementation.
Local public officials: they have not dipped alcohol for more than three months
The entrance to the county seat of Qingcheng County, Gansu Province.
Merchants of local wine specialty stores said that since the trial of the "Most Prohibited Alcohol Order", business is not as good as it used to be.
West China Metropolis Daily-cover news reporter Zeng Ye photo report
"Public officials are suspended on duty during holidays, on duty, or drinking on weekdays!" On October 13, it has been a hundred days since Huan County and Qingcheng County in Qingyang City, Gansu Province issued the "Most Prohibited Alcohol Order".
Because the "Prohibition Order" contained content such as "drinking outside eight hours," it was once questioned by netizens that "regulation is too lenient" and "infringes on the rights of public officials."
The West China Metropolis Daily and cover news reporters conducted field visits to the two counties and found that after the promulgation of the "Prohibition", the strict management and love for public officials played a great role in promoting.
"Alcohol is strictly prohibited"
Public officials suspended for illegal drinking
Alcohol is forbidden "eight hours away"
On July 1, the Qingcheng County Party Committee Office and the Qingcheng County People’s Government Office of Gansu Province issued the "Regulations on Prohibition of Illegal Drinking of Public Officials (for Trial Implementation)", which clearly stipulated that "public officials are on duty during working hours (including holidays and on duty). Etc.) and all drinking outside of eight hours on working days. "Public officials are strictly prohibited from persuading, forcing, drinking, or making trouble after drinking at any time and in any place."
At the same time, Huan County, Gansu Province, in the name of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, issued a notice on the "Provisions on Prohibition of Drinking Alcohol by Public Officials (Trial)", requiring all public officials in the county to prohibit drinking in all official activities.
The "Prohibition Order" clearly stipulates that all official activities in the county are forbidden to provide any alcohol, and no alcohol provided by any unit or individual is allowed to be consumed.
Public officials are prohibited from drinking alcohol regardless of whether they are on duty, on holiday, on duty, or outside eight hours of working days.
If you really need to drink because of personal weddings, funerals, and other matters, you must report to the party committee (party group) of the unit in advance about the content of the activity, the scope of personnel, and the drinking standards.
In the "Prohibition Order" issued by Qingcheng County, it is required that all those who violate this regulation shall be suspended from office first, and in accordance with the provisions of the "Chinese Communist Party Disciplinary Measures" and "Public Officials and Governmental Sanctions Law", depending on the circumstances, organizational processing or party disciplinary and political sanctions shall be given .
In the "Prohibition Order" issued by Huanxian County, there is no "one size fits all".
According to the trial regulations: If you really need to drink for personal weddings, funerals, and other matters, you must report the activities, scope of personnel, and drinking standards to the party committee (party group) of your unit in advance.
Each township party committee and the party group of the county-level unit will report the drinking situation of public officials in the township unit to the party style and political style supervision office of the county commission for discipline inspection every month.
All public officials who violate the regulations will be suspended first, and will be given organizational or party disciplinary sanctions depending on the circumstances; for units and individuals that are not effective in implementation, have adverse social impacts or have serious consequences, the relevant party committee (party group) shall be held accountable for the main responsibility and the discipline inspection committee (discipline inspection team) ) Supervision responsibilities and related leadership responsibilities.
In addition, the "Prohibition Order" promulgated by Huan County also stipulates that for major foreign affairs activities, investment promotion activities, and reception of public officials outside the county, if it is necessary to provide alcohol and drinking, it shall be subject to "one item, one approval, and one purchase". In principle, the undertaking unit shall report to the responsible comrade in charge of the unit or the work for examination and approval, while strictly controlling the quantity and standard of alcohol provided.
Afraid of night assault
The town government staff quit drinking:
"Don't dare to risk your future"
"In the past, after work, we used to gather for dinner and drink a little wine. If there is an official reception, we still have to drink some on Friday night. After the'Prohibition' was introduced, I haven't had a drink for more than three months." Qing Maling Town, Chengxian County, is located next to National Highway G211, with a well-developed business and logistics industry. A staff member of the town government told reporters that since the implementation of the Prohibition Order on July 1, the Qingcheng County Discipline Inspection Department has repeatedly raided overnight inspections. It administers towns and villages and conducts alcohol tests on grassroots cadres. "No one dares to take risks with their political future."
"Regardless of Qingcheng County or Huan County, the locals have the habit of drinking." According to a public official in Huan County, the two places are rich in oil and coal resources, and Huan County is also a major mutton producer with strong consumption power. , The catering industry has been relatively prosperous.
In addition, the local people are bold and hospitable, "no wine, no joy", "big mouthfuls of meat, big bowls of wine", it is a kind of tacit understanding of the wine table that has formed over the years.
"After the introduction of the Central Government's'Eight Regulations', there has been a consensus that public officials should not drink alcohol during working hours. The introduction of the'Prohibition Order' is to implement and strengthen the relevant regulations. Most public officials support this. We are consciously complying.” A staff member of the Qingcheng County Party Committee analyzed that the county has a population of 320,000, while the total number of public officials is only more than 10,000. The "prohibition" is only for public officials and will not affect the county’s economic and social development. Bring greater impact.
However, some netizens don't think so. Some people think that the prohibition on alcohol "out of eight hours" on working days is too wide, some think that this action violates the rights of public officials, and some people question the legitimacy of the policy.
"In mid-September, the Gansu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection sent a special person to Qingcheng County to investigate." A staff member of the Qingcheng County Party Committee stated that the Gansu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection believed that after investigation, the county’s "Prohibition Order" had been fully investigated and discussed. , Its process and procedures are legal.
Some local tobacco and alcohol specialty store merchants reported to reporters that since the trial implementation of the "Prohibition", the sales of fine wines have dropped by more than 50% compared with the same period in previous years.
Before "Order"
Involving drunk driving and other issues
31 public officials in Qingcheng County punished
The West China Metropolis Daily and cover news reporters found out that although many places across the country have successively issued "prohibition orders," few have jointly issued relevant regulations in the name of the party committee and the government like Qingcheng County, Gansu Province. Any illegal drinking is found first. Suspension is relatively rare.
In this regard, the relevant leaders of the county party committees in Qingcheng County and Huan County said that their original intention of promulgating the prohibition is to implement the requirements of the superiors and promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the party.
At the same time, it is also a kind of protection for the majority of party members and cadres-only strict management, love and discipline can better prevent party members and cadres from violating rules and disciplines.
Public information shows that on June 30, 2018, Wang Weizhi, member of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee of Zhengning County Public Security Bureau in Qingyang City, caused 1 death and 1 injury while driving.
Since then, the Qingyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision organized 10 working groups to conduct open and unannounced visits to various departments at all levels in the city, and discovered and investigated the problems of 8 party members and cadres drinking at lunchtime on weekdays and 12 people driving under the influence.
At the same time, the city-wide prohibition of alcohol for public officials was carried out.
From August to November of that year, the first inspection team of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee conducted inspections in Qingcheng County, and believed that Qingcheng County had “not obvious effects of rectification”.
Since December 2019, the county has lined up 38 clues to the problem of drunk driving and drunk driving among public officials; subsequently, the county Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted inspections and imposed party discipline and government sanctions on 31 people and filed cases for review and handling of 7 people.
In May of this year, the Qingcheng County Party Committee notified the inspection and rectification situation and stated that it has rectified the issue of "the county public security review is not strict, and a cadre with a drunk driving case has not been audited, causing him to be promoted as a first-level chief officer." .
After the "Order"
Drunk driving for public officials
Now the data has been "cleared"
"The problem of drunk driving and drunk driving among public officials was more prominent in the past, but it does not exist anymore. Since the trial of the Prohibition Order for more than three months, the data on drunk driving and drunk driving among public officials has been'cleared'." Qingcheng County Party Committee staff stated that for the county For public officials, in the context of the strict "prohibition", even a small drink may ruin the future.
The "Most Prohibited Alcohol Order" has been implemented for more than 100 days. Has the effect met expectations?
What are the next steps?
The Propaganda Department of Qingcheng County and Huanxian County Party Committees stated that this can only be interviewed in written form.
The reporters of the West China Metropolis Daily and the cover news raised relevant questions to the two places on the 9th and 10th respectively, but as of the time of press, no reply was received.
"Prohibition is still in the trial stage." The relevant leader of the Qingcheng County Party Committee said that although it is a trial, the prohibition is still legal and effective.
For the doubts or suggestions raised by some netizens, the relevant local authorities will further demonstrate that "the possibility of further optimization and adjustment will not be ruled out in the future."