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"The wish of our august brother His Late Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of guiding the Nepali people towards a prosperous future through constitutional monarchy and multiparty democratic exercises will always remain a source of inspiration for all of us."

King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, in his royal address to the countrymen as the new monarch.

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"The process of investigating all aspects of the tragic event to find the truths and facts is already underway. I want to reiterate governmentís commitment to this."

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in a statement over radio.

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"Our party requests all Nepalis as well as political parties to cooperate with the government at this time of grave crisis."

Gajendra Narayan Singh, President of Nepal Sadbhavana Party, in a statement over radio.

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"Our disagreement (to the commission) is only because of some procedural and legal matters."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, leader of the main opposition, clarifying why his party disagreed over the high level commission formed by King Gyanendra to probe the palace killings of Friday, in BBC Nepali service.

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"We are going through uncommon times and we have to take everything according to the principle of fairness rather than looking at minor legal technicalities."

Daman Nath Dhungana, former Speaker and a renowned senior advocate, in The Kathmandu Post.

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"This incident is unimaginable and unbeleivable. Naturally, Nepalese people are sensitive to that. But the people should not lose their patience. Now, that King Gyanendra has been made a new monarch as per the constitution, there is no question of not supporting him."

Bam Dev Gautam, General Secretary of Marxist Leninist, in a statement over radio.

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"I ask all Nepalis to apply restraint and express balanced opinion to sail Nepal over this period."

Surya Bahadur Thapa, former Prime Minister and leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, in a statement over radio.

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"The lack of credible information) naturally has provided a fertile ground for all sorts of rumors and theories on what had actually happened."

Khadga Prasad Oli, senior leader of Unified Marxist Leninist, in The Kathmandu Post.

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