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"The Nepali Congress has given full support and an unlimited mandate to the government to resolve the Maoist problem. I can't understand why the government has failed to present itself in a stricter manner in the talks."

Girija Prasad Koirala, president of ruling Nepali Congress, in Himalaya Times.

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"We will never allow Nepal to become another Afghanistan."

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, saying Afghanistan reached today's condition after the communists overthrew the monarchy there, in Himalaya Times.

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"The Maoist rebels are out of the control of their leaders."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, leader of the main opposition and general secretary of Unified Marxist-Leninist, speaking at a public forum, in Spacetime daily.

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"The Upper House is a mature and erudite chamber. But its role has been diminished by the manner in which it rejected the bill even before allowing it for discussion. This has raised questions about its wisdom."

Tek Bahadur Chokhyal, chief whip of the ruling Nepali Congress, reacting to the Upper House's rejection of bill to amend the civil code which dealt with property rights for women, in Gorkhapatra.

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"The Maoists do not have a clear political viewpoint."

Taranath Rana Bhat, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in Himalaya Times.

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"It is imperative to change the structure of politics, economy and society to develop the country. But this cannot be achieved through violence and terror. The present constitution has shown certain ways to do that."

Surya Bahadur Thapa, former prime minister and president of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, addressing a public program.

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"I remained in the Marxist Leninist (ML) party for so long despite having so many differences."

Devi Prasad Ojha, former minister and one of the key architects of the group that broke away from the UML, who recently quit the ML, in Jana Bhawana.

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"There will be a terrible war if the talks fail."

Padma Ratna Tuladhar, one of the facilitators of the government-Maoist dialogue, in Bimarsha.

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