Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

“All party government is everybody’s demand.”

Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), in Rajdhani.

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“Restoration of the House is not our demand.”

K.P. Sharma Oli, standing committee member of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), in Kantipur.

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“Restoration of the House is included in the 18-point common agenda.”

Ram Chandra Poudel, former deputy prime minister and senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader, in Spacetime daily.

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“The government is willing to provide the open spaces in Tundikhel, Open Theater and Stadium for the agitation purpose. But the protesters should not disturb the daily life of common people by agitating in the streets.”

Kamal Thapa, government spokesperson and the minister for Information and Communication, at a program in the Reporters’ Club.

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“There is no infiltration of Maoists in our agitation.”

Gagan Kumar Thapa, general secretary of the NC-affiliated Nepal Students Union (NSU), talking to media.

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“We are the ones who were the first to support SAFTA.”

Binod Bahadur Shrestha, president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), claiming that Nepalese businessmen support SAFTA, in Bimarsha.

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“There is anarchy everywhere. Nobody is staying within the prescribed system.”

Ajad Shrestha, central member of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), in Drishti.

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“One can live for long even if one is HIV positive.”

Shankar Kafle, an HIV positive person, in Gorkhapatra.

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