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“T he agenda of the parties are the agenda of the Maoists. The government will treat such programs as the programs of the Maoists.”
Kamal Thapa , Home Minister, talking to journalists at a program.
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“I f you dare, then declare us all Maoists and take action.”
Arjun Narsingh KC , spokesperson of Nepali Congress, in response to Home minister Kamal Thapa’s comments that the recent seven-party-Maoists agreements are the agenda of Maoists, speaking at an interaction program .
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“D eclare us terrorists if you can, but remember that the biggest terrorists in the country are those embezzling the state treasury and acting against the interest of the people.”
Lila Mani Pokhrel , leader of People’s Front Nepal (PFN), speaking at a party’s program .
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“G one are the days when tax could be raised using batons (physical force).”
Surendra Bir Malakar , newly elected president of Nepal Chamber of Commerce, in Aajako Abhiyan .
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“T he King is committed that there should be reconciliation among the constitutional forces.”
Mani Lama , State minister for health, in Jana Bhawana .
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“T he conspiracy to widen the differences between the king and the parties is aimed at denying the king even a constitutional status that is well-accepted by the parties.”
Pashupati Shumsher JBR, president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), in an interaction program at the Reporters’ Club.
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“T he advisors of the king have done a great favor to the Maoists.”
Prakash Chandra Lohani, co-chairman of Rastriya Jana Shakti Party (RJP), commenting on the wrong advices given to the king, in Agenda .
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Transition
AWARDED: Janak Prasad Humagain , with the ‘Saraswati Samman’, Purna Prakash Nepal with the ‘Itihas Shiromani Babu Ram Acharya Shodh Samman’, Shambhujeet Baskota with the ‘Narayan Gopal Sangeet Samman’, by Lunkaran Das Ganga Devi Chaudhary Sahitya-Kala Mandir.
Mukesh Malla , with the ‘Gehendra Man Amatya Art Critic Award’ of this year, by ‘Spectrum’.
LEFT: Speaker Taranath Ranabhat, vice chairman of National Assembly Ram Prit Paswan and secretary general of Parliament Secretariat Surya Kiran Gurung, for Colombo , Sri Lanka , to attend the meeting of Speakers of SAARC parliaments.
Sher Bahadur Deuba, former prime minister and president of Nepali Congress (Democratic) for the United States .
Chandi Raj Dhakal , president of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), for Germany and Belgium, to participate in the program ‘Feasibility of Regional Economic Co-operation between Europe and South Asia’.
HONORED: Kiran Manandhar , senior artist, by Nepal Art Society, for his achievement of the ‘Privileged Artist Visa’ by the French government.
APPOINTED: Prem Bahadur Bhandari , as the spokesperson of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Thapa faction.
RETURNED : A team of six British parliamentarians led by Sir John Stanley, after completing a five-day visit to Nepal .
RELEASED: Hridayesh Tripathi , general secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) and Gopal Man Shrestha, acting president of Nepali Congress (Democratic), from detention, at the order of Supreme Court.
ELECTED: Surendra Bir Malakar , as the president of Nepal Chamber of Commerce.
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