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"I did not meet with Indian Defense
Minister George Fernandes or any Maoist leader." Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president
of the ruling Nepali Congress, refuting media reports that he met with Maoist leaders in
India with the help of Fernandes, talking to reporters. * * * "There
is plenty of room to doubt the government's intentions." Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of the Unified
Marxist-Leninist, addressing a public program in Kapilvastu district. * * * Surya Bahadur Thapa, president of the Rastriya Prajatantra
Party, in Himalaya Times. * * * "The
election must be held on schedule. Instead of debating whether it can be held, everybody
should begin preparing for it." Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, leader of the Unified
Marxist-Leninist, speaking at an interaction program in the capital. * * * "There
is no alternative to going for the election now. We must go to the people by raising such
issues as peace, security and constitutional amendment." Hridayesh Tripathy, leader of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party,
speaking at an interaction program in the capital. * * * "Plenty.
I could not have dreamt of earning so much had I been in any other profession. Besides
money, I have also earned name and fame." Karishma Manandhar, renowned actress, asked how much she has
earned from the film industry, in Gorkhapatra. * * * "The
United States is prepared to provide all kinds of assistance to help Nepal's
democracy." Robert Kerr, spokesperson of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, in
Spacetime daily. * * * "The
opportunity to go to the US is a dream come true for me. I am the first one from our
community who is traveling outside the country." Anima Bista, a girl from a village who was one of the two
Nepalese children chosen by Children International to represent the country at the
International Youth Conference to be held in Kansas, in The Kathmandu Post. * * *
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