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“Since all other parties’ have unclear agendas, our party and our ideology of People’s Multiparty Democracy will win majority in the Constituent Assembly elections.”
Madhav Kumar Nepal , general secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), addressing his party cadres. “The interim parliament will be the site for three-way struggle among the progressive forces, status quoists and regressive forces.” Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, senior Maoist leader, in Kantipur Television. “The nominated independent MPs will not have to abide by our party’s ideology or our whip in the parliament.” Ram Bahadur Thapa aka Badal, senior Maoist leader, talking to reporters. “The interim constitution is prepared by Nepalis and does not address issues of people of Terai.” Jai Krishna Goit, coordinator of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Goit), in BBC Nepali service. "We will have fraternal relations with RIM (Revolutionary International Movement), CCOMPOSA (Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia) and proletariat organizations around the world. But this relation will not come in the way of our state-to-state relations with other countries." Chandra Prakash Gajurel, chief of international relations cell of the Maoists, making public the foreign policy of his party. “The word morality does not exist in the lexicon of Nepali politics.” Pradeep Nepal , senior leader of UML, talking to an FM radio. “I will not cooperate or record my statement until I remain under arrest. First they should release me and then summon me properly through Parliament Secretariat. Then after, I am willing to cooperate.” Kamal Thapa, former Home Minister, refusing to record statement at the parliamentary committee formed to probe Nagarkot and Belbari killings. “Kindly bear with the inconvenience. And do not think that your mobile phone has gone out of order. From now onwards, you do not need to switch off your mobile when you are inside this building.” Rudra Bahadur KC, chief technician at the Parliamentary Secretariat, informing MPs that for the sake of preventing any disturbance in parliamentary proceedings, their mobile phones will not work as long as they stay inside the parliament building, in Gorkhapatra.
Transition: NOMINATED: KB Gurung, Bhim Bahadur Tamang, Sujata Koirala, Harihar Dahal, Yagya Raj Pathak, Amresh Kumar Singh, Dinbandhu Shrestha, Mitha Ram Biswakarma, Krishna Kumari Shrestha and Sita Devi Yadav, as MPs of interim parliament, by the Nepali Congress. Amrit Kumar Bohara (Sindhupalchowk), Jhal Nath Khanal (Ilam), Bamdev Gautam (BaArdiya), Parvati Chaudhary (Kailali), RIma Nepali (Rolpa), Shanti Pakhrin (Dolakha), Parodevi Yadav (Siraha), Jayanti Rai (Bhojpur), Rijwan Ansari (Bara) and Chudamanni Jungli Biswokarma, as MPs of interim parliament, by the Unified Marxist Leninist. Malla K Sundar, Padma Lal Biswokarma, Shanta Shrestha, Bhikchhu Ananda, Hari Roka, Naryan Prasad Sharma Regmi, Shri Krishna Acharya, Kumar Bahadur Fudong, Iliyas Rahman and Mukta Devi Chaudhary, as MPs of interim parliament by the Maoists. Sunil Prajapati, Jagya Bahadur Shahi, and Lila Nyaichyai, as MPs of interim parliament by Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP). Kaman Singh Lama, Anjana Bisankhe and Asarfi Sada Musahar, as MPs of interim parliament, by People’s Front Nepal. Ananidevi Singh, Bharat Bimal Yadav and Gobinda Tharu as MPs of interim parliament, by Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP-Anandidevi). CP Mainali, Nanda Kumar Prasai and Ganesh Shah, as MPs of interim parliament, by the United Left Front. RETURNED: A five-member delegation led by Surendra Kumar Arora, head of the Foreign Department of the India ’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after completing four-day visit to Kathmandu .
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