Supplementing the assessment of the implementation results of religious policies

- Contributing comments to the draft political report to be submitted to the 18th Provincial Party Congress, term 2025 - 2030, Venerable Thich Ban Chung, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Lang Son province, proposed to add an assessment of the results of implementing religious policies, so that the draft report is comprehensive and fully reflects the combined strength of the great national unity bloc.

Venerable Thich Ban Chung, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Lang Son province, studies the draft political report.

After studying the draft Document to be submitted to the 18th Provincial Party Congress, term 2025 - 2030, Venerable Thich Ban Chung completely agreed with the structure and content of the Political Report. The document comprehensively assessed the results of the implementation of the Resolution for the term 2020 - 2025, clearly pointed out 18/20 completed targets, analyzed the causes of limitations and drew 6 lessons, creating a foundation for the development orientation of the new term.

The Venerable highly agreed with the motto "Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Breakthrough - Development" and the theme of the Congress "Building a clean and strong Party and political system; promoting democracy, the strength of great solidarity among ethnic groups; mobilizing and effectively using all resources; promoting the development of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation and private economy; ensuring national defense and security, maintaining national border sovereignty ; building Lang Son into one of the growth poles of the Northern Midlands and Mountains". This theme clearly identified key tasks, in line with central resolutions, especially emphasizing the development of science - technology, digital transformation, private economy, and sustainable development. The goal of turning Lang Son into a growth pole of the Northern Midlands and Mountains is a strategic and correct orientation.

Agree with 21 development targets for the period 2025-2030, which clearly state the strengths of the sectors such as: tourism, services, industry, logistics... The draft also proposes specific groups of tasks and solutions, with clear people, clear work, and clear responsibilities.

As a representative of Lang Son Province Buddhism, Venerable is well aware of the Party and State's attention to religious work and the great national unity bloc. Article 24 of the 2013 Constitution and Resolution No. 25-NQ/TW dated March 12, 2003 of the 7th Conference of the 9th Party Central Committee on Religious Work, the 2016 Law on Religious Beliefs and Works, in the above documents, affirm that religious activities and religious work aim to strengthen the solidarity of religious compatriots in the great national unity bloc, promote the combined strength of the entire nation, successfully carry out the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country, build and firmly defend the Fatherland, for the goal of a rich people, a strong country, fairness, democracy and civilization.

According to Venerable Thich Ban Chung, the province currently has more than 11,000 followers of 3 religions (Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism), accounting for about 1.4% of the population. Religious organizations actively participate in social security work, humanitarian charity, preserving morality and good traditions. However, the draft report does not have a part that fully evaluates and reflects the content of religious policies. Firstly, in the first part, in section 2.4, the content states: "Ensuring social security, policies for people with meritorious services, job creation, poverty reduction work; ethnicity, religion; economic and social development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas has achieved many positive results".

The Venerable suggested that it is necessary to clearly state “ethnic policy, religious policy” instead of just “ethnicity, religion” to clarify the role of the policy and add the content: “Implement religious policy well; create conditions for religious organizations to operate in accordance with the law, live a good life - good religion, promote religious resources in socialization work”. Second, in part IV on main tasks and solutions, in section 2.4, it is suggested to clearly state: “Implement social security work well, solve employment, reduce poverty; Ethnic and religious policies”. This section, in the title, mentions religious work, however the entire content of this section does not include religious work. The Venerable suggested adding the content: "Strictly implement the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws on beliefs and religions, ensuring the people's freedom of belief and religion. Promote the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities, traditional cultural values, good ethics and religious resources in the cause of local construction and development."

These are contributions with the desire to build a truly comprehensive Congress Document, fully reflecting the combined strength of the great national unity bloc, including the practical role of religion.

Source: https://baolangson.vn/phat-giao-dong-hanh-cung-su-phat-trien-cua-tinh-5051905.html