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"In no way was the 19th session of the parliament less effective that previous ones. In fact, this session will have special significance in history."

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, former prime minister, in Bimarsha.

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"Nepali Congress is one and it will remain one. Just wait and see, the party will be more united in the near future."

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in Bimarsha.

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"I am not surprised that he (Pandey) met Baburam and Prachanda. I regularly encounter the underground Maoist leaders of my district Gorkha during morning walks in Kathmandu."

Chiranjibi Wagle, former minister and Congress MP, when asked to comment on the recent meeting between King-nominated MP Ramesh Nath Pandey and Maoist leaders, in Jana Bhawana.

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"Forget about people, the government has failed to provide security even to the police."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of Unified Marxist Leninist and the leader of the main opposition, in Himalaya Times.

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"Looking at Koirala (PM), you get the impression of a dictator with a signboard reading democracy."

Rajendra Pandey, UML MP, in Nepalipatra.

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"Because it wants to go to power with Congress by blackmailing the latter."

Hiranya Lal Shrestha, former MP and leader of Marxist Leninist, giving reasons for the UML's opposition to the call for national government, in Jana Aastha.

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"I am interested in social service not politics."

Manisha Koirala, popular Bollywood actress, speaking at a program in Reporters' Club.

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"I have used folk melody and local dialect."

Khem Raj Gurung, the singer of the "wari Jamuna..." song which is becoming a big hit in the country with over 70,000 albums already sold, revealing the reason behind the success, in Ghatana Ra Bichar.

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