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"There is a total chaos in the party now."

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, former Prime Minister and leader of Nepali Congress, criticizing the party General Secretary Sushil Koirala for his "highhandedness", in Drishti.

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"I have not lost hope. Whether there is any use of the committee or not, I will continue to talk about the need for dialogue."

Sher Bahadur Deuba, former Prime Minister and the coordinator of the committee formed by the government to resolve the Maoist problem, in Deshanter.

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"There are no factions in our party."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of Unified Marxist Leninist, in Chhalfal.

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"This is not a time to raise the issue of change in leadership."

Khum Bahadur Khadka, former Minister and leader of Nepali Congress, in Bimarsha.

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"There have been some mistakes from Marxist Leninist party in the events that led to the split in UML. But the history will decided who was chiefly responsible (for the split)."

Bamdev Gautam, General Secretary of Marxist Leninist party, in Himalaya Times.

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"I think there was more development works during Panchayat. The East-West Highway, North-West Highway all were started during Panchayat days."

Balaram Ghartimagar, former Minister and RPP MP, in Nepalipatra.

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"Our participation in the UN summit could not help draw the international attention. The visit was merely the waste of resources."

Kuber Sharma, President of Green Nepal Party, commenting on the Nepal's participation at the UN Millennium Meet, in Samakalin.

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"The strifes in the Congress is nothing but the labor pains that is preceding the transition of leadership from older generation to younger one."

N.P. Saud, a Congress MP, in Ghatana Ra Bichar.

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