“If the elections are not held on time, not only Girija Prasad Koirala but all the eight party leaders and the Election Commission will be blamed.”
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, speaking at an all party meeting organized by the EC.
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“There are technical problems to hold the CA polls on time.”
Prachanda, Maoist chairman, addressing a mass meeting in Dhangadi.
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“A lot more complications will emerge if we fail to hold the CA polls by mid-June.”
Madhav Kumar Nepal , general secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist, speaking at the EC.
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“There is no fearless environment today. I doubt, there will be fearless environment in the coming days.”
Sher Bahadur Deuba, president of Nepali Congress – Democratic, saying that creating fearless environment is a must for any elections to become credible.
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“Elections are not something which can be rushed to without adequate preparations. Leaders should tell the people and prepare them for CA elections in September/October this year.”
Pradeep Giri, senior leader of NC-Democratic, in Disha Nirdesh.
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“There is no alternative to liberal economic policies even after the CA polls.”
Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Finance Minister, addressing a program by Nepal German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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“Prachanda’s allegations have put my people at risk.”
James Moriarty, American ambassador, urging Prachanda to either immediately produce evidence of his allegations that royalists are conspiring to kill US officials posted in Nepal or correct his statement, talking to reporters.
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“Its mandate is human rights and that is where its competence lies. Within that mandate, OHCHR would continue to support co-operation between political parties and civil society which would help the protection of and respect for human rights.”
Lena Sundh, Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal , stating that her office has no mandate to mediate the talks between government and various agitators.
Transition:
CONSTITUTED: Electoral Constituency Delineation Commission, by the government.
EXTENDED: The tenure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Nepal , by two more years, by the government.
The tenure of the citizenship distributing teams by next one month, by the government.
DISTRIBUTED: 17,23,900 citizenship certificates, by the teams dispatched by the Home Ministry, between mid-January and mid-March.
TOPPED: Prakriti Mishra and Pranaya SJB Rana, two Nepali students, the Cambridge A level examinations of 2006, held by University of Cambridge International , UK , on sociology and psychology, respectively.
BEGIN: This year’s annual School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examinations will begin from April 4. Over 1100 exam centers have already been fixed for the purpose.
FORMED: A three-member probe team headed by acting secretary of Judicial Service Commission Prakash Kumar Dhungana to investigate allegations of bribery in the court, by the Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Poudel.
APPROVED: The resignation tendered by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Hridayesh Tripathy, by the Prime Minister. Finance Minister Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat has been entrusted with the additional portfolio for the time being.
