Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

“We should not fear meeting with the King with proper agenda.”

Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president of Nepali Congress (NC), addressing a mass meeting in Lalitpur, expressing his intention to meet the King.

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“I am not a problem, I am a solution.”

Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the CPN (UML), responding to queries whether his candidacy for the post of prime minister will cause a problem , in Kantipur.

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“If any of us leaders go for the meeting with the King without considering our 18-point agenda, then this agitation will also be targeted at such leaders.”

Amik Sherchan, convener of People’s Front, addressing a mass meeting.

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“There is no meaning of the meeting (of NDF) in a situation like this when the constitutional forces are in the streets and the Maoists are in the jungle. The decisions made in the meeting will not be acceptable to our party.”

Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, a leader of Nepali Congress (NC) and former finance minister, in Rajdhani.

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“What is the guarantee that Sher Bahadur will not be made another Surya Bahadur?”

Nabaraj Subedi, general secretary of the Peoples’ Front Nepal, saying that mere re-appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister will not solve the problem, in Jana Astha.

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“If the triangular conflict persists, there is a threat of foreign intervention.”

Hiranya Lal Shrestha, a former member of parliament, in Deshantar.

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“How long can a horse survive by refusing to eat grass? Should the journalists, too, boycott news? What can be more ludicrous and unprofessional decision than this?”

Pushkar Lal Shrestha, editor in chief of Nepal Samacharpatra, criticizing the decision of a section of Nepalese media to boycott the news of the prime minister and ministers, in an article in the paper.