Quote Unquote (Spotlight Weekly)

Rajdhani.

"I will appear before the court, but the hearing has to be transparent."

Girija Prasad Koirala, president of Nepali Congress and former Prime Minister, after the Supreme Court ordered him to present himself in person at the Supreme Court within a week to face charges of contempt of court.

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"The UML will not step down from the government without carrying out its major agenda."

Ishwar Pokhrel, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies representing the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), in Drishti.

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"This government is formed by the majority (four) of the parliamentary parties. So it has full authority to hold dialogues with the Maoists."

Pashupati Shumsher Rana, president of RPP, in Rajdhani.

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"Our party does not even look like a communist party. Do you think the people will support our party now?"

Goma Devkota, an unsatisfied UML leader, expressing her dissatisfaction over the party leaders, in Jana Astha

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"India will support in bringing the Maoists to the dialogue table."

K.V. Rajan, former Indian ambassador to Nepal, in Bimarsha

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"The bottom line of the King is not clear. We are trying to understand that."

Padma Ratna Tuladhar, former facilitator of the government-Maoist talks, in Rajdhani.

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"The Maoists should come to the dialogue table without any condition. We can discuss anything on the table."

Dr. Mohammad Mohsin, Minister for Information and Communication and government spokesperson, in Kantipur.

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"It is not important whether the cat is white or black as long as it kills the rat. It’s the same with the talks. There has to be talks. But it is not important whether the talks is with the government or with the King."

Yuba Raj Gyawali, Minister for Local Development, in Rajdhani.

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Jana Bhawana.