Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

"There is no basis to trust them (Maoists). They say one thing today and another thing tomorrow."

Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, rejecting the one-month cease-fire called by the Maoists, which was later refuted dramatically by the rebels, in an interview with the CNN.

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"If the Maoists really want to come for talks, they should stop violence and killings and send letter to political parties in the parliament. The political parties will, then, take necessary initiatives."

Girija Prasad Koirala, former Prime minister and president of the ruling party, addressing the public meeting in Kathmandu, in Nepal Samacharpatra.

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"There has been no rule of law, corruption grew rapidly. On the other hand, Maoists are making Nepalese people suffer more by destroying physical and development infrastructures. Such violence can never succeed."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, leader of the main opposition and general secretary of Unified Marxist Leninist, addressing the public meeting in Kathmandu.

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"It just lends more credence to what the Prime Minister had said about them -- that they say one thing today and another thing tomorrow."

Chiranjibi Wagle, Minister for Works and Physical Planning and acting prime minister, reacting to the refutation by the rebels on their earlier call of cease-fire, in Rajdhani.

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"The same element are working as either ultra rightist or ultra leftist to uproot democracy."

Chitra Bahadur KC, leader of National People's front ñ a radical leftist outfit ñ addressing the public meeting in Kathmandu, in The Himalayan Times.

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"The Deuba government is not working like a government of Nepali Congress party."

Sushil Koirala, general secretary of Nepali Congress, indicating growing rift between the government and the party, in Kantipur.

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"The misuse of the name of chairman Mao impairs the image of the Chinese leader, and at the same time it can serve as an excuse for the international anti-China forces to create problems."

Wu Congyong, Ambassador of People's Republic of China to Nepal, criticizing Maoist violence and supporting Nepal's effort to control them, at a program organized in the Embassy, in The Himalayan Times.

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"In the present situation, if the emergency is lifted it would jeopardize peoples right to live."

Prem Bahadur Bista, newly appointed Attorney General, saying that he would recommend the government to extend the state of emergency, in Rajdhani.

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