Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

"The present cease-fire was announced during the tenure of this government and the next round of peace talks is going to held under this government. So the big parties are scared that this government will get all the credit for restoring peace in the country."

Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand, in Himalayan Times.

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"Although the major parties have differences over many issues, they also have certain common understanding on certain issues. We are all against King Gyanendra's action of October 4."

Jhalnath Khanal, standing committee member of CPN-UML, in Drishti.

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"I am not a hero, but an actor. So I can perform every role successfully."

Shree Krishna Shrestha, explaining his celluloid success, in Space-time daily.

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"I don't understand why the King needs felicitations from the people of the far-western region. The King is always felicitated throughout the country."

Former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in Kantipur.

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"The roundtable meeting and constituent assembly will not serve the long term interest of the country. Necessary amendments in the present constitution can resolve the problems of the country."

Taranath Ranabhat, Speaker at the House of Representatives, in Spacetime daily.

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"After retirement, I don't get pension and there is no protocol at all. I am a common man of the street now."

Dr. Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, who recently retired as Raj Parishad chairman, in Jana Astha weekly.

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"It is unfortunate that the party's central committee chose to humiliate me. I have not said anything against party discipline. What I said is within the mandate of the party's recent convention in Janakpur."

CPN-UML leader Bam Dev Gautam, in Rajdhani.

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"Nobody should worry about the peace process. Conflict management and the entire process will be transparent and based on democratic ideals. It is nonsense to talk of regression."

Minister of Works, Housing and Physical Narayan Singh Pun, the government's representative to talks with the Maoists, in Gorkhapatra.

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