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"I
cannot resume dialogue with the Maoists just to make Madhav Nepal
and Girija Prasad Koirala happy." Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Gorkhapatra. * * * "Unlike
Nepali Congress leaders, we (UML leaders) are easily available. But this does not mean we
are ready to be interviewed by rookie reporters. The press should maintain some
decorum." Madhav Kumar Nepal in Janastha weekly. * * * "The
Maoists, Sher Bahadur Deuba and Girija Prasad Koirala come from the same
bunch." Bam Dev Gautam, CPN-UML leader, in Himalaya Times. * * * "The
Nepali Congress can reunite, as the present split is not based on ideology but on
individualism. I cannot rule out the possibility of unity." Bharat Sumsher Rana, die-hard Girija Prasad Koirala critic
turned ally and former treasurer of the Nepali Congress, in Bimarsha. * * * "In
a complex situation like ours, we should utilize our own internal mediators to resolve the
Maoist problem. No one has suggested that internal mediators have failed." Jhalnath Khanal, standing committee member of Unified
Marxist and Leninist in Drishti. * * * "We
have been working as a bridge to resume dialogue between the government and
Maoists." Sindhunath Pyakurel, president of Nepal Bar Association and
member of the team set up to resume dialogue with the rebels, in Bimarsha. * * * "Dirt
that should have been swept away has been blown away by the wind. Our party is now full of
clean people." Girija Prasad Koirala, talking about the split in the Nepali
Congress, in Himalayan Times. * * * "I
had given her (Susmita KC) full respect and honor in accordance with Hindu traditions. But
I could not allow her to while away the night dancing and drinking beer at the pub." Bhuwan K.C., Nepali film actor, after divorcing his wife, in
Space Time daily. * * *
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