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Vol. 19 :: No. 43
THE NATIONAL NEWSMAGAZINE
May 12 - May 18 ,
2000.

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"I do not support washing dirty linen of the party in public."

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, former Prime Minister, about the internal struggle within the ruling Nepali Congress, in Nepal Samacharpatra.

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"The education system of the country has succeeded only in producing batches of unemployed youngsters."

Sher Bahadur Deuba, former Prime Minister, in Kantipur.

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"If the minimum environment, the party has been asking for is assured, we still do not decline going for a dialogue."

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, polit-buro member of Maoists, when asked whether the dialogue between government and Maoists is possible after the recent change in government, in Janadesh.

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"Currently our administrative machinery is minister-oriented. It is essential to make it goal and target-oriented."

Dr. Shankar Sharma, member of National Planning Commission, in Deshanter.

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"The government does not want to make the dialogue successful. If the dialogue fails, the government's life could be shortened."

Khadga Prasad Oli, the deputy leader of the main opposition Unified Marxist Leninist, on the ongoing dialogue between the government and the main opposition, in Chhalfal.

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"The reason for the under-development of the country is that for a long time it is under the grips of wrong people."

Keshab Badal, former MP and President of All Nepal Peasants Federation, in Budhabar.

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"Baburam and Prachanda are working as catalysts for the elements who want to destroy multi-party system in the country."

Gopal Rai, Minister of State for Land Reforms, in Jana Bhawana.

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