Let the citizens decide?

All the deputy mayors were taken aback.

When will it be the turn of the citizens to speak for all the decisions made by the municipal party committee and the municipal government?

Gu Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Mayor Xu, this is not appropriate, right?" ”

Xu Yuanzhou raised his eyebrows, smiled indifferently and said, "Comrade Gu Cheng, what's inappropriate?" Setting off fireworks is a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years, including which of us when we were children who did not let off fireworks and picked up firecrackers? Those of us who represent them, the people's mayor and deputy mayor, can't sit in the office and decide whether they have the right to set off fireworks, so listen to their opinions and ideas, I think it is very necessary, this is also the public opinion, the public opinion cannot be violated, if the majority of the citizens are not in favor of the fireworks, then we will ban them, if the vast majority of the citizens are in favor of the fireworks, then we do not need to discuss whether to ban fireworks and firecrackers in the city today. ”

Fang Ming nodded and said, "Mayor Xu's proposal is good!" In the past, when we discussed people's livelihood, we never listened to the opinions and ideas of the citizens, and it seems that we really need to improve in the future. ” 𝓜.𝙑🄾𝙙𝙏𝓦.𝘾𝙤🄼

Liu Hong also said approvingly, "Mayor Xu is right, we come from the people, we can't just be a cadre, let the citizens decide whether to ban fireworks in our city, I think it's okay!" ”

Li Changxing self-examined and said, "Actually, from the bottom of my heart, I don't want to promote the ban on fireworks and firecrackers in our city, but after seeing the result of 3 to 3, I don't want to offend any party, so I chose to abstain, it seems that I should still stick to the principle." Citizens to decide, I'm in favor! ”

Yu Guoguang also said: "I agree with Mayor Xu's opinion! ”

Ma Wenyong and Wang Yan also agreed.

Seeing that almost everyone agreed with Xu Yuanzhou's opinion, Gu Cheng was very unhappy, but he didn't object anymore.

Gu Cheng went to Guangzhou to participate in the Economic Cooperation Zone Mayor's Meeting on behalf of Qingbei City a few days ago, and heard that the mayors of many cities said that they would learn from the first-tier cities and began to ban fireworks and firecrackers in the city.

Seeing that the deputy mayors agreed, Xu Yuanzhou said to Sun Guanghui, secretary general of the municipal government, "Secretary General Sun, you can invite 10 citizens at random, preferably young and old, and come directly to our conference room after you come." ”

After Sun Guanghui agreed, he immediately called the Shuguang Street Office on the edge of the administrative center and asked them to arrange for the citizens to participate in the forum.

Xu Yuanzhou asked the government office to add some chairs to the office, made tea, and waited for the citizens to come.

After all, they haven't seen each other for some time, Yu Guoguang, Wang Yan, Ma Wenyong, Li Changxing, and Liu Hong all enthusiastically asked Xu Yuanzhou about his studies at the National Academy of Administration and some of the situation at home, which made Gu Cheng's heart sour and very unpleasant

Soon the 10 citizens who had been invited were ushered into the conference room.

Sun Guanghui is meticulous, and the 10 citizens invited, five men and five women, from their 20s to their 60s, show that he is still very thoughtful.

Although the Qingbei municipal government has not issued a ban on fireworks, the last time the city government discussed promoting the ban on fireworks and firecrackers in the city, it still spread.

Now that most of the first- and second-tier cities in China have begun to ban fireworks, isn't the discussion in this city just a formality? Qingbei City prohibits fireworks and firecrackers, it must be a certainty!

That's what the vast majority of citizens think.

The citizens who were invited were all on this occasion for the first time, and when they saw a room of leaders, they were inevitably a little restrained.

When they came, Sun Guanghui had already revealed to them that the city was discussing a ban on fireworks and wanted to hear their opinions.

Xu Yuanzhou smiled and said, "Citizens and friends, I invite you to come today, I just want to talk about whether fireworks and firecrackers should be banned in our city, you don't have to be nervous, just say your true thoughts." ”

The citizens who were invited, you look at me, I look at you, and I dare not be the first to speak.

Xu Yuanzhou looked at them and said to one of the elders who seemed to be the oldest, "Uncle, you are the oldest, so let's talk about it first." ”

When the uncle saw that he was named, he had to bite the bullet and say, "Leaders, if you want me to say, this fireworks should not be banned at all!" Fireworks and firecrackers have been passed down for thousands of years, this is not just a matter of fireworks, but a kind of inheritance, a kind of inheritance of traditional culture, how to say that it is banned? ”

Seeing that someone has spoken, the citizens are not so restrained, the youngest guy said, "Now when we talk about fireworks, we say that they cause pollution, we often set off fireworks and firecrackers when we were children, and there was no pollution at that time, haze or something, indicating that fireworks and firecrackers are not the main cause of pollution." ”

A middle-aged woman