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“I find it full of contradictions. On the one hand (he) has talked about forming parallel government while, on the other, there are talks about resolving the crisis through constituent assembly.”
Dr. Tulsi Giri , vice chairperson of the Council of Ministers, responding to an interview by Maoist chairman Prachanda.
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“If anybody raises the question of legitimacy that would only dishonor the people. Were the 22 percent voters not citizens?”
Keshab Raj Rajbhandari , Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), in response to the question about the legitimacy of the recent municipal elections, during a press conference.
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“The same day a newspaper carried his interview (Prachanda), the same paper also had news reports that six persons were killed by the workers he leads. Now the Nepalese people are in a dilemma on what to accept – his interview or the actions in ground.”
Kamal Thapa , Home Minister, talking to reporters at a press meet.
“Whatever decision the people give, we are ready to accept.”
Pushpa Kamal Dahal , alias Prachanda, the chairman of Maoists, in an interview with BBC.
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“The flaws in Nepalese diplomacy are also responsible for the comments coming from the foreign powers about the elections (of the municipalities).”
Professor Khilendra Prasad Pande , foreign relations expert, in Jana Bhawana.
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“We believe there must be constitutional monarchy in Nepal . That is given the history and choices in hand.”
Jaipal Reddy , Indian Union Minister of Urban Development, talking to reporters in Hyderabad, in The Himalayan Times .
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“I dare the government to point out such media so that we can also investigate and take action. Otherwise, the remarks by unconstitutional ministers have no meaning.”
Bishnu Nishthuri , president of Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), reacting to charges made by government ministers that a section of media in Nepal are operated by ‘remote control,’ at a program in Kathmandu.
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ANNOUNCED: Poet Bishwo Mohan Shrestha, as the winner of the ‘Basu Shashi Memorial Award’ of this year, by ‘Bashu Shashi Memorial Council.
Dr. Tirtha Prasad Mishra , as the winner of the ‘Rudra Raj Award’ of this year in History, by ‘Rudra Raj Sahitya Sewa Samiti’.
APPOINTED: Kumar Yatru , as the executive editor of Rajdhani National Daily, by the daily.
ABDUCTED : Two Nepalese workers, by an unidentified group in Kabul , Afghanistan .
POSTPONED : The visit by State Counselor Tang Jiaxuan of China , by a month.
DISSOLVED : Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC), by a verdict of the Supreme Court.
RELEASED: Sher Bahadur Deuba , former prime minister and president of Nepali Congress –Democratic (NC-D), and Prakash Man Singh, former minister and leader of NC-D, from the custody of Royal Corruption Control Commission (RCCC), after the dissolution of RCCC by the Supreme Court.
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