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"Today's situation is very much like the one during Bhattarai government. So, Koirala government should also face charges that were leveled against Bhattarai."

Surya Bahadur Thapa, former Prime Minister and President of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, in Himalaya Times.

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"Political corruption is the number one problem of the country at present."

Nirmal Lama, senior leftist leader, speaking during a program to felicitate him, in Nepalipatra.

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"India should unconditionally resume the flights of Indian airlines immediately."

Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, former Foreign Minister, in Himalaya Times.

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"Army could not be the alternative. Has the army been successful to control internal security problems in Sri Lanka, Peru and Colombia?"

Dipta Prakash Shah, former General of Royal Nepalese Army, saying army mobilization alone could not solve the Maoist problem, in Jana Bhawana.

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"It is unfortunate that although leaders say artists are the jewels of nation in public, they shove the sector away citing it as unproductive."

Chetan Karki, senior director, in Prakash.

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"I have not indulged in corruption till now. So, there is no question that anybody can have proofs of my corruption.This is the UML's ploy to destroy me. But the UML cannot finish me off even if they use Brahmastra."

Khum Bahadur Khadka, Minister for Water Resources and Works and Physical Planning, reacting to charges of corruption leveled against him by the main opposition UML, in Bimarsha.

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"I could change the face of the country if I could become Finance Minister of the country for five years."

Bharat Mohan Adhikary, former Finance Minister and senior leader of the main opposition UML, in Chhalfal.

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"Corrupt ones will lose in court too."

Khadga Prasad Oli, deputy leader of the main opposition Unified Marxist Leninist, commenting on the move by Bamdev Gautam, charged of corruption by the party, who has filed a case of defamation against the UML party leaders, in Bimarsha.