Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

"The constitution is already on right track. Now it is waiting to run on the track. Lets all work together to push it ahead."

Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, in Spacetime daily.

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"The government will take decisions on proper time regarding the sending of Nepali troops to Iraq."

Kamal Thapa, spokesperson of the government and Minister for Information and Communication, in an interaction with the press.

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"I had proposed postponing the election as per the advice of political parties. But when King sacked my government, they betrayed me. There was no reason why election could not be held here when polls are being regularly held in places like Kashmir."

Sher Bahadur Deuba, former prime minister and president of Nepali Congress (Democratic), who has demanded that his government be restored to resolve the political impasse, in Drishti.

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"One cannot accuse that the higher secondary schools are taking parents for a ride without basis."

Umesh Shrestha, principal of Little Angels' Higher Secondary school and president of Private and Boarding Schools Organizations of Nepal (PABSON), in Jana Bhawana.

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"I don't think the truce will break down at this point. And it should not break down."

Padma Ratna Tuladhar, a facilitator of the government-Maoists peace talks, in Bimarsha.

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"The agitation launched by five political parties is aimless."

Bimalendra Nidhi, leader of Nepali Congress (Democratic), in Gorkhapatra.

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"Producers are engaged in meaningless agitation putting unnecessary demands."

Hari Prasad Dua, president of Nepal Motion Pictures Association, criticizing the agitation by the film producers, in Deshantar.

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"I used to receive bluff calls before marriage. Now they have stopped."

Dhiraj Rai, well-known pop singer, in Himalaya Times.

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