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“I f I were to tell a truth, I am not assured about the motive of both the Maoists and the King. The rest of us are caught in the crossfire. What is also true is that the King, too, may not benefit if he does not make amends.”
Girija Prasad Koirala , president of Nepali Congress (NC) and former prime minister, addressing a gathering in Lalitpur .
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“(D r. Tulsi) Giri and people like him do politics sitting on the King’s shoulder, while we do politics carrying King on our shoulders.”
Taranath Ranabhat , Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives, in Jana Bhawana .
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“N epali Congress has been adopting the policy of Constitutional Monarchy since its inception. The institution is required to give the country stability. The country will disintegrate into pieces if Limbu, Tharu and Terai residents start demanding separate states.”
Shailaja Acharya , leader of Nepali Congress, speaking at a face-to-face program, at the Reporters’ Club .
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“T o participate in the so-called elections is nothing but to accept the roadmap set by the King.”
Krishna Sitaula , spokesperson of Nepali Congress (NC), speaking at an interaction program organized in the capital.
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“N either can Maoists defeat the Royal Nepalese Army, nor can the Royal Nepalese Army defeat the Maoists. The three forces should be ready for dialogue. Violence can further rise if talks are not held.”
Sudeep Pathak , a member of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), speaking at a program in Pokhara.
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“W henever our colleagues from the party become minister they demand for general convention.”
Pashupati SJB Rana , president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), speaking at a program organized in Sindhuli.
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“W e will not topple (Pashupati Shumsher) Rana, the general convention that will take place soon will automatically replace him.”
Padma Sundar Lawati , former vice president of RPP, speaking at an interaction program .
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“I want to urge NC president not to put any condition for dialogue.”
Kamal Thapa , Home Minister, reacting to reports that NC president Koirala said the doors for talks with the King could open if the latter withdrew municipal polls, speaking at a mass meeting in Birgunj.
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Transition
APPOINTED: Udhhab Upadhyaya, as the acting chief editor of Gorkhaptra daily, by the government.
SACKED: Padma Sundar Lawati, from the post of party vice president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, by the party president.
NOMINATED: Parshuram Khapung, as the spokesperson of RPP, by the central committee of the party.
ELECTED: Ganesh Gurung, president of Nepal Institute of Development Studies, as the chief of CARAM- Asia, by meeting of the association held recently in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia .
PROMULGATED : ‘National Park and Wildlife Conservation (Fifth Amendment) Ordinance 2062’, by the King, in accordance with the constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990.
APPOINTED: Dr. Pawan Kumar Ojha, Bipulendra Chakraborty, Tahir Ali Ansari and Rajendra Koirala, as judges of the Supreme Court (SC), by the King, as per the recommendation of the Judicial Council.
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