Quotes of the Week

• UML has spent three decades selling photos of Manmohan Adhikari and Madan Bhandari without developing the country.

Dr Aliya Aryal

• The failure of civil society to rally against the corrupt and incompetent politicians of the last 15 years is one of Nepal's tragedies - they too seem to have been effectively co-opted into the 'establishment'

Pigreen

• In 1199, the world-famous Nalanda University was set on fire. The reason was to destroy the history of Buddhism, Ayurveda and Vedic material.

Narayan Ghimire

• Gagan Thapa's politics is finished even if he only speaks a single word against MCC. Even a child with a simple political consciousness understands this.

Isn't that the boy picked up by Amrikane from the street?

Rabin Dahal

• It is the republic that has come up with a more dangerous design than the MCC, but the Nepali people consider it a great achievement. Worms like the MCC will remain alive until the Nepali people become aware of it.

Shambhu Chouhan This present constitution is not a constitution drafted by Nepalis. This constitution should be repealed. There is no other way out.

Keshar Bahadur Bista, chairman, Rastriya shakti Nepal

• The United States didn’t invite Nepal to the Biden's Climate Summit, China did not invite Nepal to the Bao Summit. India decided to welcome the king instead.

Aren’t these evidence enough the pro-loktantriks (Khapraao, Makune, Chalada, Shebade, Rachapo) spoiled Nepal’s diplomatic dignity and credibility elevated by King Mahendra?

Dipak Gyawali

• Be assured, King Gyanendra does not go to India, China or the United States for his ascension to the throne.

Keshav Prasad Bhattarai

• Why is it called Loktantra Day today (24 April)? Today is not any special day – loktantra, janatantra or janabaad -for us. Democracy Day in this country is only on 7 Falgun. Today is the second mass movement day, in fact, today is only the day of re-establishment of the already dissolved Parliament!

Lokesh Dhakal

• At the behest of India, Krishna Sitaula, who was not a member of the House of Representatives, forcibly entered the House and presented a draft of the republic, which was drafted by someone else!

The draft of someone else was endorsed by the Parliament under someone’s design, which is known as a fake loktantra day!

Prakash C Joshi