Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

"Consensus cannot be built by making rounds of residences of leaders."

Ram Chandra Poudel, former deputy prime minister and senior Nepali Congress leader, in Himalaya Times.

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"There is no utility of the movement as its main demand - the formation of a government with executive authority - has already been addressed."

Kamal Thapa, general secretary of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, in Gorkhapatra.

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"Due to the movement, the street has been occupied by communists and power by the former panchas."

Shailaja Acharya, former deputy prime minister and senior Nepali Congress leader, saying that the joint movement has not helped her party, at an interaction program.

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"There is no provision regarding such limitation. The decision made on the basis of Article 127 should be presented before parliament. But when there in no parliament, this question does not arise."

Sarbagya Ratna Tuladhar, senior advocate, when asked if there is any provision in the constitution restricting the number of times the article can be invoked, in Jana Bhawana.

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"What do you mean by close and far? What do you mean by a 'close' person? I believe in the monarchy but I am not a person close to palace."

Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya, former minister, responding to a question on whether he was close to the palace, in Jana Aastha.

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"By not appointing the leader who enjoyed the support of 90 percent of members of parliament, the constitution has been violated."

Bharat Mohan Adhikary, former minister and standing committee member of Unified Marxist-Leninist, in Bimarsha.

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"Laws are not formulated without NGOs. We hear ministries do not draft laws without taking money. This system is not good."

Mukunda Regmi, senior advocate, in Kantipur.

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"Uttam dai is married and so is Dilip dai. How can I marry them? If they were unmarried I could have considered that."

Niruta Singh, leading actress, on her colleagues Uttam Pradhan and Dilip Rayamajhi, in Bimarsha.

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"Though I wanted to take rest this year, I ended up climbing the Everest."

Appa Sherpa, who broke his own record by climbing Mt. Everest for 13th time this season, in Gorkhapatra.

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