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Vol. 20 :: No. 20
THE NATIONAL NEWSMAGAZINE
Dec 01 - Dec 07 ,
2000.

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"H
istory will not forgive Girijababu."

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, former prime minister, criticizing Prime Minister Koirala for declaring his candidacy for the post of Congress party president, in Ghatana Ra Bichar

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"The minds of journalists are filled more with mischievous things than constructive ones."

Khadga Prasad Oli, UML leader, in Jana Bhawana

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"Had my Congress friends chosen me as their leader five years ago, they would not have had to see this day."

 

Chiranjibi Wagle, former minister, who lost the Congress presidentship election to Girija Prasad Koirala during the last convention, in Prakash

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"I want to carry one of the two loads Girijababu is carrying."

Sher Bahadur Deuba, former prime minister, justifying his intention to fight the party presidentship election against his mentor, in Ghatana Ra Bichar

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"They should clearly state on what issues do they want amendments."

Surya Bahadur Thapa, president of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and former prime minister, reacting to calls for amending the constitution, in Nepalipatra

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"The party will unite after the convention."

Bamdev Gautam, general secretary of CPN-Marxist-Leninist, brushing off comments that the party would split amid dissensions.

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"We chose the US and British models of democracy but forgot that those model came to the present form after two to three hundred years of practice."

Dr. Mohammad Mohsin, chairman of the National Assembly, in Jana Aastha.

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"During my journey across the country, I found the voices of Sherpa ladies from Namche region the most pleasant."

Dharma Raj Thapa, senior folk singer, in Chhalfal

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