Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

“When I told the King that I wanted to change the controversial work performance regulation, he asked me who was stopping me (from doing so). As soon as the cabinet recommended its annulment, the King approved.”

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, visibly delighted over the approval by the King to annul the controversial work performance regulation of the Council of Ministers.

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“It will be the turn of the UML to lead the government after Deuba.”

Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), at a function organized by the Party.

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“They are free to form a new party, but they cannot garner adequate number to affect a split.”

Roshan Karki, spokesperson of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), in response to the attempt by the faction led by former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to split the party.

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“We are faced with the challenge of pursuing our agitation against regression with more vigor.”

Dr. Shekhar Koirala, leader of Nepali Congress (NC), in Rastriya Bimarsha.

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“There is a need for guarantor not the mediator for fruitful dialogue.”

Sudip Pathak, President of Human Rights Organization of Nepal (HURON), clarifying the need of a respected personality or a country that can be in charge of both the government and the Maoists, in Deshantar.

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“We were told by (agents) that we can easily get refugee status in Nepal. So we came here.”

Firas Al-bakaa, an Iraqi refugee who fled from Iraq to seek asylum in Nepal four years back, in The Kathmandu Post.

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“It is clear from our current experiences that it is useless to prepare a huge budget.”

Dr. Yubaraj Khatiwada, a member of the National Planning Commission (NPC), saying that when allocated budget for the development is not being used due to reasons of insecurity, there is no need for earmarking large sums for development, in Deshantar.

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