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“T he King should also be given a breathing space. If you push him to the wall, in this transitional stage, the nation may not head towards the direction that we want.”
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala , addressing his party workers in Biratnagar.
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“W e are providing a new and significant example for the whole world.”
Prachanda , Maoist chairman, at a press meet in Baluwatar, claiming that the recent developments in Nepal were exemplary.
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“O n such a serious issue (as framing of interim constitution to replace the existing one), there should have been discussions among all the eight parties."
Hridayesh Tripathy , Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, and the general secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP-Anandidevi), complaining over the lack of prior discussions among the SPA constituents, in Kantipur.
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“(E lsewhere) parties to the conflict had to be forced to the talks table, to be guided through the process with help of a mediator. Not so in Nepal where both sides came on their own and that makes a huge difference."
Gunther Baechler , Swiss Special Adviser for peace building in Nepal, praising the eight-point pact between the government and the Maoists, in The Himalayan Times.
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“I did nothing against the Constitution and the rule of law but performed by duties."
Kamal Thapa , former Home Minister, talking to reporters after being freed by the Supreme Court from the government detention, in The Himalayan Times.
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“Y ou do not seem to know how to write news about a political force that carries weapons. Come to Chitwan, we will teach you.”
A caller claiming to be a district-level Maoist leader telling Binod Tripathy, a Chitwan-based reporter of Kantipur daily, for writing a news about extortion drive in the district, in Kantipur.
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“T hird country resettlement is possible if there is no other solution and the international community is willing to come forward in order to remove the burden of refugees as well as the burden on the host country.”
Abraham Abraham, Resident Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in The Kathmandu Post.
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Transition
FORMED : A committee to draft an interim constitution, headed by former Supreme Court judge Laxman Prasad Aryal and including members Harihar Dahal, Shambhu Thapa, Sindhu Nath Pyakurel, Mahadev Yadav and Khim Lal Devkota.
LEFT : Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, for Bangkok , Thailand for his health check up. In his absence, the second deputy prime minister Amik serchan will work as officiating PM.
APPOINTED: Ajaya Rana , as the acting chief editor of The Rising Nepal daily.
RESIGNED: Lok Deep Thapa , from the position of chief editor of The Rising Nepal daily.
CAME : Carsten Staur, State Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark and the Head of the aid agency DANIDA, on a two-day visit to Nepal .
FORMED : A Peace Committee, coordinated by Nepali Congress general secretary Ram Chandra Poudel, to assist the peace process, as per the decision of the government. Other members of the committee include Ishwar Pokharel (UML), Shashi Shrestha (PF), Chitra Bahadur KC (PF), Sunil Prajapati (NWPP), Rajendra Mahato (NSP-A) and Khem Raj Pandit (RPP). Bidhyadhar Mallik, secretary at the Peace Secretariat, is its member-secretary.
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