“I wish I could see the return of democracy before I die. ”
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai , founder leader of Nepali Congress and former prime minister, addressing the inaugural function of New Media Club, in Kathmandu.
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“Being democratic parties, it is an assault against democracy for them to say that they will boycott the elections.”
Kamal Thapa , Home Minister, addressing a function organized by Morang District Development Committee in Biratnagar .
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“These days I have become deaf, I hear only ‘total democracy’. I have also become blind, I see only agitation.”
Girija Prasad Koirala , president of Nepali Congress and former prime minister, speaking at a mass meeting organized to protest the Royal takeover, in Kathmandu .
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“It is up to the people to assign space to the king, if they desire so, and the army should be under the control of the people.”
Nilamber Acharya , political thinker and ideologue, speaking at a function in Kathmandu .
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“They (army) could defend themselves if they are attacked, but it does not suit them to kill innocent people.”
Nayan Bahadur Khatri , chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in Bimarsha .
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“The establishment has not been responding to the political parties in this regard because of its ‘take it or leave it’ strategy which does not pave a way out of the crisis.”
Prakash Chandra Lohani , co-chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP), in an interview to Kantipur TV.
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“We are in the process of persuading the Maoists to lay down arms and move towards establishing peace, but if the government does not pay heed, then the UML itself is ready to lift arms.”
Madhav Kumar Nepal , General Secretary of the Unified Marxist-Leninist, addressing the mass meeting of the party in Biratnagar .
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“If elections were held with overwhelming participation in countries like Iraq, elections will be held in a fair and fearless environment in Nepal – whose situation is much better than that of Iraq.”
Keshab Raj Rajbhandari , Chief Election Commissioner, in Rajdhani.
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Transition
ACCREDITED: Hiranya Lal Shrestha , Royal Nepalese Ambassador to the Russian Federation, also as the ambassador to Ukraine, by the King in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990.
Madhu Raman Acharya , permanent envoy to the United Nations, also as the ambassador to Cuba.
RETURNED : General Pyara Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), from a week long visit to Pakistan.
LEFT: Ramesh Nath Pandey , minister for foreign affairs, for Dhaka, Bangladesh, to take part in the assembly of BIMSTEC nations.
Professor Dr. Govinda Prasad Sharma , vice chancellor of Tribhuwan University, for Bangkok, Thailand, for a three day visit, at the invitation of Professor Said Iranodost, the chairman of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
ELECTED: Raja Ram Giri as the president, Adrian Fothergill as the Vice President, Uttam Govinda Amatya as the General Secretary, Bikash Puri as the Treasurer, Mrs. Arati Shrestha as the Joint Secretary and Major Murray Jones, AnthonyWeiler, Malcom Harris, Khem Bikram Hamal and Mrs. Celia Brown as the executive members of the Friends of Britain and Nepal, Nepal Tourism Organization (FBNNTO) UK, by its third annual general meeting.
FORMED : National Coordination Council (NCC) of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) under the chairmanship of Shashi Kanta Paudyal, by the Nepalis residing in the Netherlands, with Govind Rauniyar and Ranga Nath Sharma as the Vice-Presidents, Indira Lama as the Coordinator, Sharmila Pradhan as the Treasurer, and Dhruba Shrestha, Bal Gopal Shrestha, Rabin Shrestha, Hari Paudel, Mahendra Gurung, Anjan Gurung, Krishna Adhikari and Jivan Pun as Members.
