Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

"Of course people who take up the challenge to do something make mistakes. But it is also true that one learns from mistakes and takes up challenge again."

Girija Prasad Koirala, president of Nepali Congress, confessing his mistakes, in The Kathmandu Post.

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"Have you got information that Mr. Mahara gave that interview in India? If you have, or any of you has any information about any Maoist leader living in any place in India, please give us that information, we will be very happy to arrest them and hand them over to you."

Shyam Saran, Indian Ambassador to Nepal, responding to a query by a journalist, at a press interaction program.

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"Sharma and Lohani are two pillars of our party."

Pashupati Sansher Rana, president of Rastrya Prajatantra Party (RPP), referring to the future role of Rabindra Nath Sharma and Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, who were defeated by Rana in the recent party convention, in Rajdhani.

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"Maoists bombed my houses and CIAA chief Upadhyaya bombed my political career. It seems Upadhyaya, too, is a Maoist."

Chiranjibi Wagle, former minister who is currently in the custody of Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in corruption-related charges, in the Himalaya Times.

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"Wagle should prove that I'm a Maoist."

Surya Nath Upadhyaya, chief of Committee for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), responding to Wagle's allegations, in Spacetime

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"They only want power. Had they been appointed Prime minister and Home minister, they would have termed the government constitutional."

Gopal Dahit, Assistance Minister for Population and Environment, criticizing the attitude of leaders of big political parties, in the Himalaya Times.

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"For now, the Maoists are terrorists. The government can consider reviewing it once the negotiation starts."

Dharma Bahadur Thapa, home minister, in Bimarsha.

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"Just because UML gives clean chit to somebody does not mean he will also receive the same from CIAA as well."

Rajendra Shrestha, central member of Unified Marxist Leninist, in Jana Bhawana.

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