Sending red envelopes to ask for favors and canvassing for votes
Tired of fingertips
Our reporter Xue Peng
"Are you there? Please help to cast a vote, click on the web link and select our unit, and click OK to close the web page." In recent years, with the development of the mobile Internet, online voting activities have become more and more common, and similar scenarios are not uncommon. .
Some local party and government agencies have enabled online voting and used the voting results as the basis for quantitative assessment and evaluation of government affairs, which has expanded the scope of citizen participation and improved work efficiency to a certain extent. The taste has changed and even turned to the opposite. Chaos such as "money canvassing", "human favor canvassing", "Internet brushing", and "forced likes and forwards" frequently occur, which breeds new formalism problems and brings trouble to the grass-roots cadres and the masses.
1 Red envelopes were issued to canvass votes, forced to forward, and the voting results were seriously "watered"
Continue to rectify "formalism at the fingertips", and participate in the special rectification of Internet voting and selection activities.
Investigated and dealt with 124 problems of formalism and bureaucracy, and punished 129 people from party discipline and government affairs... Not long ago, the Guiyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Gui'an New District held a press conference to "regulate the special rectification of Internet voting and selection activities". attracted widespread attention.
Internet voting means online voting.
In recent years, various online evaluation activities have emerged one after another, and many units regard it as an evaluation standard, regard voting as a task, and force "subcontracting" to grassroots units and cadres and the masses, requiring everyone to vote every day during the voting period. Forwarding, and inspection and assessment by submitting screenshots, etc., many grass-roots cadres are miserable.
The reporter learned in the interview that some grassroots units require party members and cadres to forward relevant links to 5 relatives and friends for canvassing while participating in online voting, and submit relevant voting screenshots for future reference.
"Every day is exhausting, a lot of work time and energy are spent on likes and forwards, and I once felt disgusted with work." The local grassroots cadres said.
"Because online voting is linked to assessment and evaluation, grass-roots party members and cadres naturally dare not neglect." According to Zhang Jinzong, a professor at the China Public Administration Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University, the flood of online voting has prompted a series of "vote canvassing" chaos: First, " "Humanity canvassing", abusing the relationship between relatives, friends, colleagues, classmates, etc. to canvass votes, many people have to vote because of their affection; the second is "money canvassing", participants or relatives and friends use electronic "red envelopes" to clear the way, family, friendship and interest inducement is very It is difficult for people to refuse; what’s more, they find professional voting online shops and teams to “swipe votes”.
In this way, the "moisture" of the voting results is getting bigger and bigger, and there are even many jokes.
Not long ago, some media reported that in the voting for the most secure township, a township with a registered population of only more than 20,000 cast more than 70,000 votes; the other two townships also had far different registered population and votes.
"How did you say this vote came out? Did the baby who just turned one month cast its own vote? Can the votes prove that a place is really safe?" The local grassroots cadres questioned.
At this year's National People's Congress, some congress representatives suggested that online voting does more harm than good, and it is easy to become a competition for connections, money or power. It also cannot reflect the true level of the respondents." In addition, bad voting behavior breeds "voting companies", which changes the taste of the fair and just selection, and encourages social impetuousness and comparison.
"The seemingly convenient online voting activity has brought unbearable formalism to the grassroots." Zhang Jinxun believes that waves of online voting tasks have hit the grassroots, causing the grassroots to reduce the burden into a vicious circle of "reducing more and more heavier".
2 Online "received" instead of actual implementation, the harm of formalism at the fingertips should not be underestimated
The "four winds" problem is stubborn, and it will rebound if you are not careful.
Under the powerful and high-pressure situation, the living space of formalism and bureaucracy has been greatly squeezed, but it is worth noting that new variants and new tricks like online voting still occur from time to time.
It is mandatory to download the APP, pay attention to the official account, and use the number of downloads and fans as the basis for ranking reports; the inspection work becomes the inspection of "marked" photos, and the size and number of photos are regarded as the only criteria for judging the quality of the work; the unit's official account is released If the reading volume of the content is not high, cadres and employees are required to like, comment, forward, and send screenshots to the unit group... The "formalism at the fingertips" of these patterns has brought great trouble to grass-roots cadres.
A few days ago, a survey report from the Gaoyou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Jiangsu Province showed that there are various carriers of "formalism at the fingertips", including PC-side information platforms, mobile APPs, work groups, etc., which exist to varying degrees in promotion and use. Formalism.
According to preliminary statistics, there are nearly 470 information platforms at all levels operated by various departments and units in Gaoyou City, and there are 30 information platforms for promotion and use of one work line; A total of more than 1,100 WeChat (QQ) work groups were investigated and sorted out in the township and park.
At the same time as the "live online", a few grass-roots cadres have learned to "take advantage of the loopholes", using online statements instead of actual implementation, and "received" instead of actual implementation, the harm caused should not be underestimated.
On March 22, the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Qingjiangpu District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province issued a notice to seriously deal with a "formalism at the fingertips". Xu Mou, deputy director of Chengnan Street, and three related responsible persons were given warnings from the party. The 2 people were reminded to talk, and at the same time, a pre-warning letter of accountability was issued to the relevant units.
In March last year, the district vigorously promoted the centralized rectification of pollution sources, and clearly rectified and banned more than 20 scattered polluting enterprises in the three sub-district jurisdictions of Chengnan, Wudun, and Yanhe, and required the rectification to be completed within one month.
However, six months after the rectification work was carried out, the relevant work has not been completed.
The Qingjiangpu District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision found that "formalism at the fingertips" was an important reason for the slow progress of the work.
The investigation found that facing a series of rectification tasks, the relevant person in charge of a pollution prevention and control office simply repeated "please implement it quickly" in the work group, and the person in charge of the relevant street responded in the group with "received and arranged for implementation".
Except for the "statement" and "fingertip" implementation in the group, no one has actually carried out rectification, making this work an "unfinished project" for nearly a year.
In the face of the investigation by the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, the people responsible for the streets and villages felt "wronged" and kept pulling out pictures, notices and other screenshots from their mobile phones to prove that the relevant requirements had been conveyed.
However, when the investigators asked what targeted measures had been taken and what changes had taken place in the work, the responsible persons were hesitant and unable to say why.
"The 'formalism at the fingertips' seems to be inadvertent, but the actual harm is huge. It not only seriously affects the implementation of the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee, but also damages the authority of the Party Central Committee and damages the party's image. It must be highly vigilant and contain it in time." Qing Jiangpu Xu Chi, a cadre of the District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, believes that.
3 To get rid of the burden of "fingertips", we must solve the problems of dislocation of political achievements and lack of responsibility at the root of ideology
Formalism and bureaucracy are not only ideological issues, work style issues, but also political issues, which are incompatible with the nature, purpose and fine work style of our party.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the opening ceremony of the training class for young and middle-aged cadres of the Central Party School (National School of Administration) in the spring semester of 2022 that in the face of new situations and new tasks, party members and cadres must work hard, be pragmatic, make practical moves, and seek practical results. , Do good deeds, and resolutely put an end to the practice of slogan-style, statement-style, and packaging-style implementation.
In contrast, the various forms of formalism in reality have replaced solid implementation with vigorous forms, and covered up contradictions and problems with bright appearances.
"In some places, formalism has been repeatedly banned and repeatedly ruled. Behind it is the problem of style, and the root cause is the deviation of the view of political achievements." Chen Fangliu, deputy dean and professor of the School of Marxism of the Shanghai Party School, pointed out that the methods and tools are not right. Wrong, whether it is online voting, government APPs, or public accounts, they are all tools in essence, and they can be used properly to give full play to their positive effects.
"Formalism at the fingertips" is an external manifestation of the heavy burden on the grassroots. To get rid of the burden of "fingertips", we must focus on the ideological roots that lead to its emergence, and guide Party members and cadres to establish a correct view of political achievements, observe the facts, do practical things, and make achievements. actual performance.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has focused on improving investigation and research, streamlining document meetings and other specific matters, and has issued orders with actions, and has continuously pushed for formalism and bureaucracy.
In response to issues such as "formalism at the fingertips", the Party Central Committee has always maintained a high-pressure posture, focused on rectifying formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, and freed cadres from some useless affairs.
Sort out the manifestations of "formalism at the fingertips", put forward specific measures and target requirements for regulation and rectification one by one, and clarify the division of responsibilities and time nodes... On the basis of in-depth research and extensive solicitation of opinions, "On Further Regulation of Mobile Internet Applications" The "Notice of Formalism at the Fingertips of Procedures Remediation" was officially issued by the Central-level Office of the Special Working Mechanism for Remediating Formalism to Reduce Burdens at the Grass-roots Level.
Deploy and solidly promote the rectification of government APPs, promote healthy and orderly development, prevent overcorrection and simply shut down; put forward clear solutions and requirements for the problem of "formalism at the fingertips" of the rectification of government APPs; the special working mechanism office went to Conduct inspections and investigations in multiple places and departments, and learn about progress, results and existing problems through visits, discussions and other means.
A series of intensive actions have released a clear signal: unswervingly grasp the implementation, make every effort to correct the "formalism at the fingertips", and solidly reduce the burden on the grassroots.
The rectification of formalism has brought about real changes.
The survey shows that 89% of the grass-roots cadres are satisfied with the work of reducing the burden in the past three years, and 92% of the grass-roots cadres believe that the concise and concise meeting and the overall and standardized supervision, inspection and assessment work have achieved practical results.
4 Resolutely rectify formalism and bureaucracy, and ensure that the reduction of the burden on the grassroots level is implemented
On March 23, the meeting of the special working mechanism for rectifying formalism and reducing the burden on the grassroots level at the central level pointed out that it is necessary to further enhance the sense of responsibility and mission, carry forward the spirit of nailing the nails, and persevere in promoting the special work, so that grassroots cadres can spend more time and energy on implementation. , to provide a solid style guarantee for the successful convening of the party's 20th National Congress.
The more critical the moment is, the more it is necessary to escort with a strong work style, and the more it is necessary to continue to rectify formalism in the spirit of nailing the nails, maintain the authority of the Party Central Committee, and ensure that the decision-making of the Party Central Committee takes root at the grassroots level.
In accordance with the deployment of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels, based on their functions and responsibilities, pay close attention to issues such as the invisible variation of formalism, and resolutely rectify actions that affect the implementation of the Party Central Committee's decision-making and deployment, and ignore acts that infringe upon the interests of the masses.
"Formalism and bureaucracy are one of the problems that the masses hate and reflect the most." The person in charge of the Tianjin Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision introduced that last year, the city investigated and dealt with 887 problems of formalism and bureaucracy, and punished 868 people. There were 790 questions, and 786 people were punished.
This year, the Tianjin Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision put the rectification of formalism, bureaucracy and inaction in a more prominent position, and continued to target and implement the governance, and seriously investigate and deal with the implementation of the Party Central Committee's decision-making and deployment and the Municipal Party Committee's work arrangements. Few bad behaviors, resolutely rectify chronic diseases such as cold-hearted pushback and high official spirit in serving and guaranteeing people's livelihood, vigorously rectify problems such as inaction and dereliction of duty, negligence and dereliction of duty in promoting key tasks, and in-depth treatment of excessive work leaving marks, Excessive and frequent inspections and assessments aggravate the burden on the grassroots.
In response to problems such as "formalism at the fingertips", Gansu Province has further standardized government affairs APPs and online work groups, strengthened the standardized management of the establishment of a "certain chief system", and avoided following the trend and setting up "chiefs", arbitrarily setting up "chiefs", and just in name only, etc. To solve the problems, we should effectively reduce the burden of village-level organizations and village cadres, and promote the solution of problems such as weak village-level organizations, too many public affairs undertaken, too many listings, multiple statements, multiple accounts, and more proofs.
The Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province selected 4 villages (communities) in different townships as monitoring points for burden reduction work to strengthen daily monitoring and track and control the dynamics of burden reduction. Special supervision is also included in the key scope of annual inspection and supervision, focusing on rectifying and rectifying prominent problems of formalism such as work that is out of reality, perfunctory handling of assigned problems, and “idling” of documents.
Consolidate the ideological and political foundation, improve the system and mechanism, strengthen grassroots governance, solve key problems, and go deep into the grassroots to ask questions... In the face of the new situation and new tasks, the discipline inspection and supervision organs continue to exert their efforts and make contributions for a long time, and promote the Party Central Committee's policy of reducing the burden on the grassroots. The implementation of various arrangements has encouraged grass-roots cadres to work hard and work hard for the development of the party and the country with a full mental state and excellent work style.