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A¡L$ AbS> `f `lp¢Qu Ne¡gu Ap`Zp kp¥_u A¡V$g¡ L¡$ cpfsue d_yóep¡_u hkrsNZsfu iê$ \C R>¡. s¡ S> âdpZ¡ Nufdp„ tkl_u hkrsNZsfu iê$ \C R>¡. ANpD tkl_u hkrsNZsfu `f„`fpNs `Ùrs âdpZ¡ L$gf_p azÁNp a¢L$u_¡ \su lsu. S>„Ng Mpsp_p L$d®QpfuAp¡ f„Nu_ `pZu cf¡gp azÁNp gC_¡ Sy>v$p Sy>v$p cpNdp„ `lp¢Qu Åe. tkl v¡$Mpe A¡V$g¡ s¡_u NZsfu L$fu_¡ `R>u s¡_p `f azÁNp¡ a¢L$hp_p¡. L$gfhpmp `pZu\u tkl f„NpC Åe A¡V$g¡ ¿epg Aph¡ L¡$ Ap tkl_u NZsfu \C NC R>¡. buÆ hpf L$p¡C L$gfhpmp¡ tkl v¡$Mpe sp¡ s¡_u NZsfu _l] L$fhp_u.

Ap `Ùrsdp„ kdõep A¡ lsu L¡$ blz kde gpNsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ L¡$V$gpL$ tklp¡ sp¡ L$v$u _S>f¡ S> _QX¡$ A_¡ NZsfudp„ S> _ Aph¡ s¡hy„ b_¡. buÆ dp¡V$u kdõep A¡ lsu L¡$ tkl s¡_p `f azÁNp a¢L$php\u Nyõk¡ \sp lsp. h_ Mpsp_p L$d®QpfuAp¡_u MpMu hv$}\u V¡$hpC Ne¡gp tkl azÁNp a¢L$php\u s¡d_p Ap fnL$p¡\u _pfpS> \sp lsp. A¡\u Nep hMs\u tklp¡_¡ A¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ dpfZ Ap`u_¡ A¡L$W$p L$fu_¡ hkrsNZsfu L$fhp_u `Ùrs A`_phhpdp„ Aphu R>¡.

Ap `Ùrs âdpZ¡ Sy>v$p Sy>v$p rhõspfp¡dp„ A¡L$kp\¡ dpfZ d|L$u v¡$hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. tkl Ly$Vy„$bcph_phpmp lp¡e R>¡. ApMy„ Ly$Vy„$b kp\¡ afsy„ lp¡e R>¡. tkl `pR>p Apmkye Mfp. A¡L$ hpf Mphp_y„ dm¡ `R>u L$L$X$u_¡ c|M _ gpN¡ Ðep„ ky^u `p¡sp_u S>ÁepA¡\u lg¡ _l]. A¡L$ Ly$Vy„$b Ap dpfZ Mphp Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ b¡ qv$hk sp¡ Ðep„ S> fl¡. Ap fus¡ Sy>v$p„ Sy>v$p„ dpfZ õ\m¡ A¡L$W$p \e¡gp tklp¡_u NZsfu L$fu g¡hp_u.

Ap hMs¡ hkrsNZsfu dpV¡$ dpfZdp„ d|L$hp 300 S>¡V$gp `pX$p A_¡ bL$fp dpfZ sfuL¡$ S>„Ng MpspA¡ MfuÛp A¡hp kdpQpf R>p`p„dp„ Apìep A¡V$g¡ L¡$V$gpL$ dlp_ycphp¡_p Æh L$L$mu Nep. Ap A^®v$Á^ dlp_ycphp¡A¡ A`ug L$fu L¡$ tklp¡_¡ Ap fus¡ dpfZ _ Ap`p¡. Ap sp¡ `p` R>¡ hN¡f¡. r_v$p£j `pX$p lZpC S>i¡ rbQpfp. rhfp¡^ A¡hp¡ \ep¡ L¡$ S>„Ng MpspA¡ Ål¡fps L$fu L¡$ dpfZ dpÓ v¡$MpX$hp dpV¡$ S> fMpi¡, tklp¡_¡ s¡ MpC S>hp v¡$hpdp„ _l] Aph¡.

dlp_ycphp¡ dp_u Nep. S>„Ng_y„ `p„v$Xy„$e _ Å¡_pfp Atlkp_p `|ÅfuAp¡_¡ S>„Ng_p r_edp¡_u Mbf _\u. Al] sp¡ Æhp¡ Æhõe Æh_d¹ R>¡. A¡L$ TpX$ `pk¡ bp„^¡gp `pX$p_¡ iy„ c|¿ep tklp¡ L¡$d R>p¡ A¡d `|R>u_¡ S>sp fl¡i¡?

buSy>„ A¡ rhQpfhp_y„ R>¡ L¡$ `pX$p `f ApV$gp¡ â¡d v$ip®h_pfpAp¡dp„\u L¡$V$gp gp¡L$p¡ `p¡sp_p Ofdp„ A¡L$ `pX$p¡ `pmi¡? M¡X|$s L¡$ dpg^pfu `pX$p\u dm¡ A¡V$gp¡ S>gv$u Ry>V$L$pfp¡ BÃR>sp lp¡e R>¡, L¡$d L¡$ s¡d_¡ s¡ cpÁe¡ S> D`ep¡Nu lp¡e R>¡. Np¥fnp_u hpsp¡ L$f_pfp `Z L$v$u Npe `pmsp _\u.

fõspdp„ fMX$su Npe_p `|„R>X¡$ lp\ AX$pX$u_¡ h„v$_ L$fhp_p„, `Z s¡_¡ L$v$u `p¡sp_p Of¡ `pmhp_u _l]. Np¥fnp_y„ NpÏ„ Np_pfp v$k v$k S>Zp c¡Np \C_¡ `p¡sp_u hÃQ¡ A¡L$ S> Mp¡X$u Npe L¡$ dp„v$gy„$ bmv$ `pmu bsph¡ sp¡ L$sgMp_p„ A¡_u d¡m¡ S> b„^ \C S>i¡.

kfL$pfu ep¡S>_pAp¡_y„ Apep¡S>_ : _hp L$pNmdp„ S|>_u ep¡S>_p

Ap L„$C _hu hps _\u L¡$ _hpC_u hps _\u, `Z lh¡ sp¡ s¡_¡ kÑphpf kd\®_ dþey„ R>¡. kfL$pfu ep¡S>_pAp¡ L$pNm `f b_¡ R>¡, L$pNm `f S> fl¡ R>¡ A_¡ L$pNm `f S> `|fu \C Åe R>¡. NyS>fps kfL$pf¡ `p¡s¡ S> b¡kpX¡$gu kfL$pfu Adgv$pfp¡_u A¡L$ krdrsA¡ spfZ L$pY$éy„ R>¡ L¡$ fpÄe_u 200 S>¡V$gu ep¡S>_pAp¡ gNcN A¡L$ kfMu S> R>¡.$Aphy„ spfZ L$pY$hp dpV¡ krdrs b¡kpX$hp_u `Z iu S>ê$f lsu. Ap kfL$pfu bpbyAp¡ A¡d S> L$lu Ap`s L¡$ dp¡V$p cpN_u ep¡S>_pAp¡ _hp L$pNmdp„ S|>_u ep¡S>_p S>¡hu S> lp¡e R>¡ L¡$d L¡$ Ap Adgv$pfp¡ S> â^p_p¡_u dpNZu \pe A¡V$g¡ S|>_p¡ sy½$p¡ _hp L$pNm `f gMu Ap`sp lp¡e R>¡. ep¡S>_p s¥epf, lpJ.

ldZp„_u S> hps L$fuA¡ sp¡ R>¡ëgp b¡ drl_pdp„ kfL$pf Üpfp Sy>v$u Sy>v$u `pB`gpB_ ep¡S>_pAp¡_u Ål¡fpsp¡_u A¡L$ epv$u s¥epf L$fhp_u S>ê$f R>¡. s¡dp„_u L¡$V$gu ep¡S>_p hjp£ S|>_u R>¡ A_¡ L¡$V$gu ep¡S>_p L$v$u ApL$pf S> _\u g¡hp_u s¡_p¡ Aæepk L$p¡C A¡_ÆAp¡A¡ L$fhp¡ Å¡CA¡.

`Z Ap`Z¡ Al] kfL$pfu krdrsA¡ S>¡ spfZ L$pY$éy„ s¡ S> ÅZuA¡.

(1) `u. L¡$. v$pk_u ApN¡hp_u l¡W$m_u krdrsA¡ 1997-'99 v$frdep__u ep¡S>_pAp¡_p¡ Aæepk L$ep£ sp¡ ¿epg Apìep¡ L¡$ kfL$pf_p Sy>v$p Sy>v$p rhcpNp¡ Üpfp s¥epf \e¡gu 20 V$L$p ep¡S>_pAp¡ dpÓ L$pNm `f S> flu R>¡. Ap ep¡S>_p dpV¡$ a„X$ apmhhpdp„ S> Apìey„ _ lp¡hp\u s¡_p¡ L$v$u Adg S> \ep¡ _\u. Apd `Z ep¡S>_pAp¡ sp¡ Ål¡fps dpV¡$ A_¡ ârkrÙ dpV¡$ lp¡e R>¡, Adg L$fhp dpV¡$ lp¡e R>¡ A¡hy„ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ dp_uA¡ R>uA¡. kfL$pf _l].

(2) 1997-'99 v$frdep_ fpS>` A_¡ cpS>` bÞ_¡_u kfL$pfp¡ Üpfp S>¡ ep¡S>_p_u Ål¡fps \C lsu s¡ D`fp„s S|>_u Qpgy ep¡S>_pAp¡_p¡ `Z krdrsA¡ Aæepk L$ep£ lsp¡. krdrs_y„ L$l¡hy„ R>¡ L¡$ 200 S>¡V$gu ep¡S>_p A¡hu R>¡ L¡$ A¡L$buÅdp„ c¡mhu v$CA¡ L¡$ fv$ L$fu v$CA¡ sp¡ `Z Qpg¡. ep¡S>_p_u Ad\uAd\u Ål¡fpsp¡_u bpbsdp„ kp¥ â^p_p¡ kfMp R>¡. gNcN v$f¡L$ kfL$pfu rhcpN_u L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C ep¡S>_p ANpD_u S> L$p¡C ep¡S>_p_y„ Xy$[àgL¡$i_ R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„\u dp¡V$p cpN_u ep¡S>_p `f L$v$u Adg \ep¡ S> _\u.

(3) krdrsA¡ A¡hu `Z cgpdZ L$fu R>¡ L¡$ v$k gpM\u Ap¡R>u ep¡S>_p sp¡ fv$ S> L$fhu Å¡CA¡ L¡$d L¡$ _p_pdp„ _p_u ep¡S>_pdp„ `Z ApV$gu fL$d sp¡ L$pNrmep„ s¥epf L$fhpdp„-b_phhpdp„ S> S>su fl¡ R>¡. S>¡ ep¡S>_pdp„ apmhZu_p 25 V$L$p\u h^pf¡ fL$d h`fpC _ lp¡e s¡ ep¡S>_p `Z fv$ L$fhp k|Q_ \ey„ R>¡. Aphu ep¡S>_pAp¡_u k„¿ep `Z _p_uk|_u _\u.

lh¡ kfL$pf A¡L$ ep¡S>_p b_phi¡ : Ap ep¡S>_pAp¡dp„\u L$C ep¡S>_p fpMhu, L$C fv$ L$fhu A_¡ L$C A¡L$buÅdp„ c¡mhu v¡$hu s¡ dpV¡$ AgN rhcpN b_phpi¡ A_¡ s¡_u `pR>m gpMp¡ ê$r`ep_p¡ L$pNm MQ® \C S>i¡. A¡dp„e L$p¥syL$ \i¡. Ap ep¡S>_pAp¡_¡ W$uL$ L$fhp_u ep¡S>_p `Z kfL$pfu ep¡S>_p_p õhcph dyS>b L$pNm `f S> fl¡i¡ L¡$d L¡$ b^p S> â^p_p¡ L$l¡i¡ L¡$ "dpfu ep¡S>_p fv$ _l] L$fhp_u'.

hlz dmsu _\u A_¡ `¥kp S>sp fl¡ R>¡

v$f \p¡X$p qv$hk¡ Aphp A¡L$pv$ kdpQpf sp¡ Aphsp„ S> fl¡ R>¡. b¡QfpÆ spgyL$p_p d¡kfp Npd_p A¡L$ eyhp_ d_yÆ_p„ gÁ_ dpV¡$ OZu d\pdZ L$ep® `R>u Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡A¡ "hlz Mfuv$hp_y„' _½$u L$e¯y. s¡_p dpV¡$ _p_p„ Npdp¡dp„ lh¡ sp¡ A¡S>ÞV$p¡ af¡ R>¡, S>¡ "hlz' Mfuv$u Ap`¡ R>¡. d_yÆ dpV¡$ L$Þep30 lÅfdp„ _½$u \C S>¡dp„ Of¡Zp„ hN¡f¡ `Z Ap`hp_p„ lsp„. L$sg`yf Npd_u A¡L$ L$Þep _½$u \C. _½$u qv$hk¡ hffpÅ A_¡ Å_¥epAp¡ L$Þep_¡ g¡hp Nep, `Z L$¡hu L$Þep A_¡ L¡$hu hps. Å_ gugp„ sp¡fZ¡ `pR>u afu.

`f„sy L¡$V$gpL$ A¡S>ÞV$ "S>¡ÞeyB_' lp¡e R>¡. s¡Ap¡ blz S> Mfpb lpgsdp„ fl¡sp Apqv$hpku rhõspfp¡\u `qfrQs lp¡e R>¡. Mpk sp¡ Ap¡qfkp A_¡ rblpf_u kflv¡$ Aph¡gp Apqv$hpku rhõspfp¡dp„ A¡V$gu Nfubu R>¡ L¡$ `p„Q\u `„v$f lÅfdp„ `p¡sp_u vu$L$fuAp¡_¡ AÅÎep kp\¡ `fZphhp s¥epf \C Åe R>¡.

v$f¡L$ qL$õkpdp„ h¡íepNufu L¡$ k„sp_p¡ h¡Qu v¡$hp_u b|dpb|d L$fhp_u S>ê$f _\u. Ap Nfub dpbp`p¡ `Z i¼e A¡V$gu s`pk L$fu_¡ S> vu$L$fu Ap`¡ R>¡. kp¥fpô²$_] OZp„ Npdp¡dp„ blz S> Nfub [õ\rsdp„ fl¡gp„ Ly$Vy„$bp¡ `p¡sp_p v$uL$fp dpV¡$ Aphu hlz gC Aph¡ R>¡. OZp b^p qL$õkpdp„ Aphp„ gÁ_p¡ `fõ`f_u NfS>_¡ L$pfZ¡ kpfu fus¡ Qpg¡ R>¡.

`Z Al]e lh¡ g¡cpNyAp¡ `lp¢Qu Nep R>¡. gp¡L$p¡ `¥kp MQ}_¡ `p¡sp_p vu$L$fp_¡ `fZphhp s¥epf lp¡e R>¡ A¡ ÅZu Nep `R>u L¡$V$gpL$ NqW$epAp¡A¡ Ap _hp¡ ìehkpe A`_phu gu^p¡ R>¡.A¡L$_u A¡L$ L$Þep_¡ A_¡L$ hpf `fZphhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.

L¡$V$gpL$ qL$õkpdp„ sp¡ L$Þep kpkf¡ S>C_¡ drl_p¡ b¡ drl_p fl¡ `Z R>¡. lp\a¡fp¡ L¡$hu fus¡ L$fhp¡ s¡_p¡ bfpbf Aæepk \C Åe A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ qv$hk L$Þep Ofdp„\u lp\ Aph¡ A¡V$gu hõsy gC_¡ Nyd \C Åe. `¥kp MQ}_¡ hlzO¡gp¡ hf rbQpfp¡ gÁ_¡ gÁ_¡ Ly„$hpfp¡ S> flu Åe. lp\¡ L$fu_¡ TOX$p L$fu_¡ L$pev¡$kf R|>V$pR>¡X$p g¡hp_u fus `Z A`_phpe R>¡. `¥kp gC_¡ gÁ_ L$fhp_p„, R> drl_pdp„ R|>V$pR>¡X$p A_¡ buÅ¡ hf ip¡^hp_p¡.

vu$L$fu_¡ v|$^ `usu L$fhp_u â\p_¡ L$pfZ¡ A_¡ vu$L$fp_¡ S> dlÒh AdyL$ oprsAp¡dp„ 1000 `yfyjp¡ kpd¡ ÷uAp¡_u k„¿ep 870 S> flu NC R>¡. L$Þep dmsu _\u A_¡ L$Þep rh_p Qpgsy„ _\u A¡V$g¡ hlz_u g¡-h¡Q_p¡ rbT_¡k Muëep¡ R>¡. S>dp_p_u Ap spkuf `f fp¡_pfy„e L$p¡C _\u.

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NyS>fpsu qaëdp¡_¡ A¡hp¡X®$ A`pC Nep, gp¡ bp¡gp¡

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