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"We have lost our paddy crops, as our fields have been under five feet of water ever since the Indians built a dam near the border."

Ram Lakhan Chaudhari, describing the flooding in his village, in Kantipur.

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"Employees fear being summoned by the Public Account Committee, State Affairs Committee or the Commission of Investigation for Abuse of Authority every time the administrative machinery gears up."

Sambhusharan Kayastha, explaining the state of the country’s administration to the State Affairs Committee of parliament, in Kantipur.

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"I did not resign under pressure from the opposition. I resigned of my own will to pave the way for smooth democratic transition in the country."

Former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, explaining the reason behind his resignation, in Space Time.

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"Don’t take a confrontational line. If the UML drafts a program for the development and prosperity of Nepal, I will just give it a title."

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, addressing a program to mark the death anniversary of human right activist Prakash Kafle, in Himalaya Times.

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"Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba should be prepared to resign for the sake of the country."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, CPN-UML general secretary, in same program in Nepal Samacharpatra.

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"It is true that so many CPN-UML followers and workers have joined Nepal Communist Party Maoist. In some places, the CPN-UML seems to be weakening."

Jaganath Khatiwada, MP of CPN-UML, in Jan Astha weekly.

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"There is a possibility of direct negotiations between Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Maoist leader Comrade Prachanda."

Leftist leader Padma Ratna Tuladhar, explaining how negotiations would be held, in Bimarsha.

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"It is privilege and honor for me to follow the path shown by the late Narayan Gopal. I am his follower."

Ram Krishna Dhakal, popular Nepali singer, defining his style of music, in Deshantar.

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"The communist leaders are divided on grounds of petty interest. We don’t have much ideological differences."

CPN-ML leader C.P. Mainali, talking about the possibility of left unity, in Prakash.

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