Đặng Quốc Khánh of the delegation of NA deputies of Hà Giang Province and Chẩu Văn Lâm of the NA deputy delegation of Tuyên Quang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee decided to relieve Đặng Quốc Khánh of the delegation of NA deputies of Hà Giang province and Chẩu Văn Lâm of the NA deputy delegation of Tuyên Quang province of their duties as deputies to the 15th NA at a meeting on August 13.

Pursuant to the Constitution, the Law on NA Organisation and relevant legal regulations; according to the opinions of competent agencies; pursuant to the proposals of the NA Committee for Deputy Affairs; and considering Khánh's and Lâm's applications for resignation from the duties of NA deputies, the NA Standing Committee discussed and casted secret votes and issued a resolution on relieving Khánh and Lâm of their duties as deputies to the 15th NA.

At a meeting on August 3, the 13th Party Central Committee found that Đặng Quốc Khánh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Civil Affairs Committee and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, former Secretary of the Party Committee and head of the delegation of deputies to the 15th NA of Ha Giang province; and Chẩu Van Lâm, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee and head of the delegation of deputies to the 15th NA of Tuyên Quang province violated the Party's regulations on performing assigned duties and tasks, regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do, regulations on the responsibility to set a good example and regulations on preventing and combating corruption and negative phenomena. Clearly aware of their responsibilities before the Party and people, Khánh and Lâm summitted applications to cease holding their assigned positions.

Based on the current regulations of the Party and State and considering their wishes, the Party Central Committee agreed to let Khánh and Lâm to cease holding the positions of members of the 13th Party Central Committee.

Khanh, born in 1976, became Secretary of the Party Committee of Hà Giang Province in July 2019, and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in May 2023.

Meanwhile, Lam, born in 1967, has worked as Secretary of the Party Committee of Tuyên Quang province since March 2015. — VNS