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“The current agitation should not be controlled. The workers should move ahead with ‘do or die’ attitude in Kathmandu and in districts.”

Girija Prasad Koirala, president of Nepali Congress and former prime minister, in Rajdhani.

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“Nobody knows about the life of this government except Yamaraj (God of Death).”

Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, talking to reporters.

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“If the King gives good decision, parties should abide by it.”

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, senior Congress leader, in Rajdhani.

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“The government will announce the elections soon.”

Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, finance minister, at an interaction program.

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“The government should stop harping about elections. If it has guts, it should fix the poll dates.”

Bamdev Gautam, former deputy prime minister and a member of standing committee of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), at an interaction program.

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“Although I am in National Human Rights Commission, I am being denied my basic rights. Important decisions at the commission are taken in my absence because I am a woman.”

Dr. Indira Rana, a member of NHRC, on gender-based discrimination in workplace, in The Himalayan Times.

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“The administration will no more work in mobile manner.”

Dr. Bimal Koirala, chief secretary of the government, in Spacetime daily.

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“I declared publicly that I am HIV positive to give message that anyone can be affected by this disease.”

Rajeev Kafle, a person living with HIV/AIDS, in Drishti.

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