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"Those who have earned millions are now trying to buy off votes to win in the elections in the upcoming party general convention."

Sushil Koirala, General Secretary of Nepali Congress, accusing some leaders of his party of indulging in horse-trading to buy off votes to win in the elections in the forthcoming party convention, during a public program.

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"There is no meaning in my being an MP when I cannot even go to my constituency."

Lekhnath Acharya, Nepali Congress MP from Rolpa-1 constituency, saying that his district is almost totally under the control of Maoist insurgents, in Jana Bhawana.

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"We have not called for Bandh unnecessarily. It is the Girija Prasad Koirala (the PM) who is responsible for pushing us to announce Bandh."

Amik Sherchan, President of United People's Front, justifying the call of Nepal Bandh by nine leftists, in Prakash.

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"The history of Congress is rife with disputes. But back then the disputes were on ideologies not on power-sharing."

Jagannath Acharya, leader of Nepali Congress, in Samakalin.

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"The government is yet to win the confidence of private sector."

Rabi Bhakta Shrestha, First Vice President at Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), in Chhalfal.

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"Nobody has come forward asking for my hand till now."

Bipana Thapa, popular actress, on why she has not married, in Ghatana Ra Bichar.

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"The word "commission" isn't there in my dictinary. Rather what I believe in is "mission."

Keshav Sthapit, Mayor of Kathmandu metropolis, replying to a query about corruption in the metropolis, at a talk show in Radio Sagarmatha.

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"Since Nepali communists are pseudo-royalists and pseudo-democrats, nobody should trust them."

K. P. Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress leader, addressing a function organized by Democratic Thought Society.

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