Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

“The nation comes before democracy.”

Manisha Koirala, Bollywood actress speaking at the reporters club in Kathmandu.

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“The leaders from all the parties should have gone to receive tika from the King.”

Bamdev Gautam, a member of the standing committee of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) in Kantipur.

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“There is a faction within the Nepali Congress that is working against the agitation.”

Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of the UML, speaking at a party program in capital.

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“All 25 million people of the country want to be the leader. Therefore, the country is in crisis.”

Dr. Gopal Poudel, an NRN and Principal/Director of Boston College of London, in Gorkhapatra

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“The talk of holding general election is the conspiracy to prolong the tenure of the regressive government.”

Ram Chandra Poudel, a central committee member of Nepali Congress, in Kantipur

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“The government can hold election as the security forces are gradually defeating the Maoists.”

Sarbendra Nath Shukla, minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, at a talk program in Nepal Television.

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“The Maoists have not been able to face our attack so they are fleeing from the battle field.”

Deepak Gurung, Colonel and spokesperson of Royal Nepalese Army (RNA), in Gorkhapatra.

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“There is no article in our constitution for the revival of the house and I don’t believe the house will be reinstated.”

Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, a standing committee member of UML, in Himalaya Times

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