"There will be a great disaster if Constituent Assembly election is not held in November."
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in an interaction with the leaders of Nepal Students Union.
"We are suspicious because they have sent soldiers of ranger force trained by Americans and they come from Bhairabnath battalion, which is engaged in rights abuses."
Dev Gurung, Minister for Local Development, on why Maoist ministers refused the sudden change of Nepali Army guards in their official quarters.
"They are not from Bhairabnath battalion. They are from Sinhanath Battalion of Shivapuri and are trained to provide VIP security. The change in guards is a routine procedure."
Brigadier General Ramindra Chhetri, spokesperson of the Nepali Army.
"We have found that the situation in Madhes is, indeed, quite complicated. But we will find a way to resolve them."
Ram Chandra Poudel, Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, after his initial assessment during the tour to Madhes districts.
"You may send secretary of Madhesi origin. But who will you send as media representative or observers?"
Mahesh Acharya, NC lawmaker, questioning the plan by Local Development Minister Dev Gurung to send VDC secretaries of Madhesi origin in Terai districts to avoid attacks on government employees.
"Maoists are losing faith in UNMIN."
Sher Bahadur Deuba, former prime minister and president of Nepali Congress (Democratic), in response to stalled verification of Maoist combatants, in Nepal Samacharpatra.
“The Election Commission cannot give communist parties’ common emblem, which is present in their flags as well, as election symbol of a particular party.”
Amrit Bohara, standing committee member of Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), criticizing the EC for giving ‘hammer and sickle’ as election symbol to the Maoists.
Transition:
LEFT: Ramesh Lekhak, Minister of State for Labor and Transport Management, for Seoul, South Korea, to ink labor pact between the two countries.
Ian Martin, UNMIN chief, for New York, to take part in the UN Security Council meeting to assess the progress of peace process in Nepal.
Krishna Sitaula, Home Minister, for India.
General Rookmangud Katawal, Chief of Army Staff of Nepali Army, for the United Kingdom, for a weeklong visit, at the invitation of British Ministry of Defense.
ELECTED: Kalyan Kumar Gurung as the president of Nepal Students Union (NSU) affiliated with the Nepali Congress (NC-Democratic), by its ninth general convention. Pratima Gautam has been elected as its general secretary.
Mahendra Yadav, as the president of Nepal Tarun Dal, youth wing of Nepali Congress (Democratic), by its third national convention.
PASSED: Right To Information Act, by the legislature parliament, unanimously.
REGISTERED: Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), as a political party by the Election Commission (EC).
GIVEN: "Flame held by hand" as the election symbol to the MJF; "Mango" to the Green Nepal Party; and "Cow" to Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP-Nepal), by the Election Commission.
