“W e do not want to give continuity to the current parliament forever.”
Madhav Kumar Nepal , general secretary of Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), talking to reporters after the recent meeting with the Maoists.
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“L et’s get into the vehicle and move out before the journalists catch us.”
Maoist chairman Prachanda talking to his party colleagues and seeking to avoid journalists after he emerged from the tripartite meeting held in Godawari, in The Kathmandu Post.
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“W e don’t have to fight with any country. What we need is an army that involves itself in constructive development, not an army that fights battles.”
Pradeep Nepal , standing committee member of the CPN-UML, saying Nepal neither need Nepali Army nor Maoist army at a press meet program organized by the Press Chautari, Rupandehi.
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“W e, the small parties, are not prepared to accept the cocky parties’ domination in every decision-making process and do not recognize what have been agreed upon at the Godawari meeting.”
Chandra Prakash Mainali , general secretary of CPN-ML accusing NC, UML and the Maoists of bypassing them, in The Himalayan Times.
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“I n order to restore them (HoR), we even held a street meeting of Upper House in front of Singh Durbar.”
Ramprit Paswan , vice chairman of Upper House (National Assembly), complaining to the Speaker about the indifference towards restoring the House.
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“(I cannot) continue to face allegations repeatedly. Please bring a new system, I am willing to implement it.”
Maha Baleswhore , chief priest at Pashupatinath Temple, talking to Chitra Bahadur KC, chairman of Public Accounts Committee, when PAC delegation visited the temple to probe reports of irregularities in temple fund, in Kantipur.
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“I challenge Dr Mahat (incumbent Fimance minister) to prove the misuse of state fund by me. I am ready to hang myself at the Open Theater if he can prove it.”
Kamal Thapa , former Home Minister, denying charges of misuse of state funds, in The Kathmandu Post.
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Transition
ORDERED : The Supreme Court, to the government, to remove the existing conflicting provision on marriageable age in laws relating to men and women.
SCHEDULED : The second round of the summit talks between seven party leaders and Maoist leaders, for July 21.
STARTED : Toll free number 103, by Traffic Police, to enable the public to make complaints and receive updated traffic information
EXPANDED : The interim constitution drafting commission, by inducting nine new members including Agni Kharel, Puspha Bhusal, Sushila Karki, Chhatra Kumari Gurung, Shanta Rai, Sunil Prajapati, Parasu Ram Jha, Chendrashwor Shrestha and Kumar Yonjan, by the talks teams of the government and the Maoists.
FORMED : A task force, to implement Maoist commitment to hand back seized properties and facilitate the return of displaced persons, including members from NC (Binaya Dhoj Chand and Laxman Ghimire); UML (Yubaraj Gyawali and Surendra Pandey); and Maoists (Dinanath Sharma and Barshaman Pun “Ananta”), by the talks teams of the government and the Maoists.
