lcionline Chapter 632 Breakup?
Chapter 632 Breakup?
Looking at Zuo Ming who was somewhat dazed, Qi Tongwei was dissatisfied and knocked on the table, "Comrade Zuo Ming, what's going on?"
Zuo Ming was startled for a moment, then forced a smile. "Mayor Qi, it's nothing. I just had something happen at home and got distracted."
He Anxia did not blame him, but asked kindly, "What happened at home? Is it serious?"
Zuo Ming said, "It's nothing serious." After thinking for a moment, he mustered up the courage to say, "My eldest and second brothers at home had a quarrel over some trivial matter, and they asked me to be the judge. This puts me in a very awkward position, caught in the middle."
He Anxia laughed: "We Chinese people pay attention to the order of respect and respect for elders. Even if your elder brother does something wrong, he is still the elder brother. How can a younger brother have a conflict with him?"
Qi Tongwei also laughed: "Secretary He, this is an old concept. It is almost the 21st century now. What we are talking about is that reason can conquer the world, not age can conquer the world.
Besides, respecting elders is about respect, not obedience. Ultimately, it comes down to who is right, and whoever is right should be listened to."
He Anxia said: "What is truth? In my opinion, truth is not fixed. Everyone thinks they are right in their own position, but in fact, truth still needs to be demonstrated.
For example, when we issue policies, do all the leading cadres at the lower levels think they are correct? Do they have no objections? In the end, isn’t it because our municipal party committee is more powerful and the truth is on our side, that they have no choice but to listen?
Qi Tongwei smiled faintly. "So this involves the issue of democracy. Before we issue policies, do we need to hold meetings to study and unify opinions? We may even need to adapt to local conditions."
For example, the "one country, two systems" proposed by the elders is based on the premise of fully respecting the opinions of the people below.
He Anxia wanted to refute, but Qi Tongwei changed the subject: "Okay, let's stop talking about these irrelevant things and get to the point. Now let's discuss Hu Youde's issue. Zuo Ming, please report the situation to everyone."
Qi Tongwei's top-level control over the Standing Committee made He Anxia's face suddenly turn ugly.
The standing committee members, who were originally observing each other, pretended to be casual and looked at He Anxia and Qi Tongwei's faces, and realized something was wrong. These two people who usually seemed to be in sync seemed to have a conflict today.
There was no way to avoid it, so Zuo Ming had to bite the bullet and report the results of the investigation into Hu Youde.
"Our comrades' investigation revealed that Hu Youde committed some violations, in addition to some dereliction of duty.
First, the housing was distributed in violation of regulations. The house he allocated to himself was a combination of two houses.
Second, the issue of eating and drinking, exceeding the limit on eating and drinking…”
Qi Tongwei suddenly interrupted, "Comrade Zuo Ming, your report is a bit vague. We must be realistic.
I think his eating and drinking problems are not just exceeding the limit, but serious corruption.
Let’s talk about Director Hu’s personal hobby. You may have heard that Director Hu’s favorite food is big carp from the Yellow River.
According to statistics, the Grain Bureau purchased more than 500 high-quality Yellow River carp in a year.
Comrades, it is wild and very expensive. One pound is equivalent to a migrant worker's daily wages.
This expense alone exceeds 20,000 yuan a year, not to mention other entertainment expenses. The annual food and drink expenses exceed 100,000 yuan! Do you think this is corruption? I think it is very serious corruption!
There is also the issue of dereliction of duty. Is that dereliction of duty?" Qi Tongwei slammed the table and said, "The granary under his jurisdiction caught fire, burning so much grain, causing such serious losses to our Beishan City. Is this still dereliction of duty? I think it is dereliction of duty, serious dereliction of duty!
Moreover, during this sensitive period in our investigation of him, I even have reason to suspect that this was a deliberate fire to cover up more serious corruption.
Therefore, I propose that we must deal with Hu Youde to the utmost severity, expel him from the Party and his public office, and then hand him over to judicial authorities for trial."
As soon as Qi Tongwei finished speaking, everyone looked at He Anxia. Everyone was waiting for the attitude of the top leader to determine what the two of them were thinking.
As expected, He Anxia calmly expressed his different opinion.
"Comrade Tong Wei, I don't think Hu Youde's problem is that serious. Apart from the big carp from the Yellow River, the rest of the food and drink issues are still open to discussion.
Let’s talk about the hospitality. You can say he exceeded the standards or that he was corrupt, there’s no problem with that.
However, what I want to say is, among all the cadres here, after so many years in politics, have there ever been a problem of excessive banquets, especially those for higher-level departments?
Comrade Gangjian has previously mentioned that Comrade Hu Youde purchases 5% more grain than others at the same price. How did he get this 5%? On what basis did he receive it? Was it through entertainment? Or was it "demanded" from higher authorities?
So in general, his behavior is more beneficial than harmful to us in Beishan.
Of course, some people would say that this is a form of corruption, and I don't deny it, but this behavior is not his personal choice. It's the entire environment, the entire atmosphere. We can correct it, but I don't think it can be a crime for him.
Otherwise, who would dare to take charge in the future? Especially those in the investment promotion department and the heads of various regions.
If they want to boost the economy, they will inevitably encounter such issues, right?
As for the issue of dereliction of duty you mentioned, there's nothing much to say about that. As for whether the fire was intentional, I think we should be cautious until we have any evidence."
Changed! Changed!
The top leader's tone has changed!
The spirits of the standing committee members present were lifted.
When the incident first came out, both of them said that they would deal with it to the maximum extent possible. Today they have different opinions. It’s so unexpected!
Qi Tongwei smiled and said, "Secretary Anxia, what you said has some objective truth, but it cannot be an excuse for Hu Youde to escape the law."
Then he turned to the Standing Committee members and said as if to solicit votes: "Comrades, you all know that Secretary Yu visited us a few days ago.
During this period, we had in-depth discussions with our municipal party committee and government on the issue of anti-corruption and integrity on many occasions, and put forward requirements to our municipal party committee and government. We also emphasized the need for purification, in-depth and concrete measures in anti-corruption.
Everyone should know why Secretary Yu attaches so much importance to this. Corruption has always been the top priority for our party and country!
It is like a cancer. If it is not eradicated in time, it will seriously erode the health of our party, undermine social fairness and justice, and hinder national economic development and social stability.
It not only harms the vital interests of the people, but also blatantly tramples on the principles of socialist rule of law.
Especially at this juncture, when we need to talk about the construction of clean government, we must kill the chicken to swear respect to the monkey!
If we use this excuse to encourage unhealthy tendencies, then when will our entire society improve? Will ordinary people have to follow the example of their superiors and use this method to get things done? To get things done?
I need to tell you all this, and please think about it seriously.
If Hu Youde is not severely punished today, what kind of impact will it have on our anti-corruption efforts? At the very least, it will set a very bad precedent."