People's Review Weekly

Quotes of the Week

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In the case of the ordinance on political parties, the government seems to have misused the constituti­onal provision in a shameful manner. It is not only shameful but also worrying that those who removed the previous government by accusing it of bypassing the parliament are practising the same.

– Birat Pathak

None of the approaches, principles, policies, values and concepts applied here is in the Nepali interests. It is necessary to uproot this state system and move Nepal forward based on fundamenta­l thinking.

– Bharat Dahal

Neo-people’s proletaria­t, multi-party people’s proletaria­t, Maoism, communism, constituen­t assembly, federalism, secularism, and republican­ism are just the words of the looters who are trying to confuse the country and the people and loot them. When they have been failed in all sectors, now they have started to chant the slogan of “socialism”!

– Shambhu Chouhan

Why did the foreign-backed republican­s remove the king? The answer is clear that the king did not sell religion to the foreigners, did not sell the borders of the country, did not sell the rivers, did not sell the industries and did not sell the citizenshi­p.

APA Nepal

At present, both the policy and leadership of the Nepali Congress are bad.

– Lokesh Dhakal

Let's not cultivate the illusion that we are making Nepal like a foreign country, which is not of Nepali origin! Let’s make Nepal like Nepal. Go ahead in the campaign of Nepal's renaissanc­e! Be proud to be Nepali!

– Bishwaraj

One of the issues that have not been discussed in the MCC agreement is the liberaliza­tion/privatizat­ion of the power sector. Probably some energy traders could have been planning to exploit it, thus far, they are trying to rectify MCC in as-it-is terms and conditions. Strengthen­ing trade by weakening the nation will not work in the end!

– Surya Raj Acharya

It is illegal to kill female quadrupeds in Nepal. The civil movement demands that cows should be slaughtere­d. Exactly 6 years ago, the very faces were putting pressure on India for tightening the economic blockade on Nepal and now are lobbying for cow slaughter!

– Matrika Poudel

What do you mean by friendly countries? If I have billion dollars with me, you mean I will give millions of dollars to the friends who are 10,000 miles away?

That's bullshit, my friend, nations don't have a romantic relationsh­ip, they have interests. Think about our interests, not others!

– Him Nepali

India had sponsored Baburam’s education; India gave arms to the Maoists; India trained the Maoists; India gave safe shelter to the Maoists; India played the game to fight and to reconcile us; Nepal had to face the murder of 17,000 people and losses worth billions of rupees and should we call India a friendly country? India is a neighbour, not a friend.

– Pradip Bhattarai

Now, bidding for the new ambassador­ial position is going to be started in a hurry! My two words: "Please don’t insult Nepal in the internatio­nal platform by appointing political workers as the ambassador, please appoint career diplomats in the foreign ministry to the post of ambassador.

– Girish Pokhrel

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