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 “I will not allow any minister to indulge in corruption.”
Ram Chandra Poudel, newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Information and Communication, in Bimarsha.

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“On what basis and by which rule did he delegate the authority as he did -- we will decide on that upon his return. Let's not speak anymore on this issue at present.”
Khadga Prasad Oli, UML deputy leader of the parliamentary party and standing committee member, when asked to comment why UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal did not give him the post of acting general secretary and instead chose Amrit Kumar Bohara before he left for two-week-long tour abroad, in Nepalipatra.

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“Not only the publications of Maoists, but we will also censor articles and write-ups that instigate Maoists. Moreover, the government is also planning to introduce a bill that will make any paper proved to have published articles/news aimed at character-assassination to heavily compensate.”
Govinda Bahadur Shah, Minister of State for Information and Communication, in Jana Aastha.

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“Girija Prasad Koirala is the natural alternative to Krishna Prasad Bhattarai.”
Narahari Acharya, Nepali Congress spokesperson, when asked who will be the party's next Prime Minister in case Bhattarai has to be replaced, in Budhabar.

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“He steered Nepalese communist movement to victory at a time when socialism was facing a very tough time and communism was on the defensive in the world politics.”
Pradeep Nepal, former minister and leader of Unified Marxist Leninist, citing reasons why late UML general secretary Madan Bhandari was chosen by Internet surfers as the century's most influential Nepalese politician, in Budhabar.

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