kyjdp Ape„Nf Apd sp¡ v$rnZ cpfs_p„ R>¡, `Z s¡Ap¡_¡ khpC L$ÃR>u L$lu iL$pe. cyS>dp„ L$ÃR> drlgp rhL$pk k„NW$__p s¡Ap¡ fplbf R>¡. s¡d_¡ dpÓ kpdprS>L$ L$pe®L$f L$luA¡ s¡ `|fsy„ _\u, L¡$d L¡$ s¡d_u k„õ\pA¡ L$ÃR>_p„ A„sqfepm Npdp¡dp„ rhL$pk A_¡ `qfhs®__y„ L$pd L$e¯y R>¡. R>¡ëgp„ 12 hj®\u s¡Ap¡ _pfurhfp¡^u kpdprS>L$ A_¡ fpS>L$ue `qfbmp¡ kpd¡ gX$u füp„ R>¡.

drlgp rhL$pk k„NW$_ L$ÃR>u drlgpAp¡_¡ `p¡sp_p f¡qX$ep¡ L$pe®¾$d, d¡N¡qT_ iê$ L$fphu_¡ A_¡ `p¡sp_y„ A¡çb°p¡BX$fu_y„ L$pd Ås¡ S> dpL£$qV„$N L$fhp_y„ iuMhu_¡ `Ncf A_¡ ApÐdcf \hpdp„ dv$v$ L$fu füy„ R>¡. 1998dp„ L„$X$gpdp„ hphpTp¡X$p\u _yL$kp_ \ey„ s¡ `R>u 18 A¡_ÆAp¡A¡ kp\¡ dmu_¡ Arcep_ _pd_y„ a¡X$f¡i_ b_pìey„ lsy„. s¡_p âdyM R>¡ rhh¡L$p_„v$ B[ÞõV$V$éyV$ Ap¡a qfkQ® A¡ÞX$ V²¡$t_N sygfu NS>¡fp. kyjdp L$ÃR>_p„ Ap kp¥\u kq¾$e a¡X$f¡i__p„ d„Óu R>¡.

hphpTp¡X$p hMs¡ Arcep_ Üpfp fplsL$pep£ kpfu fus¡ \ep„ lsp„. c|L„$` `R>u Arcep_ Üpfp S> L$ÃR>dp„ fplsL$pep£_u L¡$ÞÖue A¡S>Þku sfuL¡$ L$pe® \C füy„ R>¡. L$ÃR> drlgp k„NW$_ rhv¡$iu v$p_ _\u õhuL$pfsy„ A¡V$g¡ s¡d_u `pk¡ k¡hp S>¡hu k„õ\p dpaL$ dp¡V$u sL$p¡ _\u. `Z kyjdp Ape„Nf_u Apbê$ A¡hu R>¡ L¡$ L$ÃR>_p L$g¡¼V$f Ar_g dyL$ud fp¡S> s¡d_p L¡$ç`_u dygpL$ps g¡ R>¡. Al] s¡Ap¡
A¡[¼T¼eyqV$h A¡qX$V$f iugp cË$ kp\¡_u hpsQusdp„ `p¡sp_p cph ìe¼s L$f¡ R>¡ :

c|L„$`_p¡ A_ych ìe[¼sNs fus¡ L$¡hp¡ füp¡ A¡hp `l¡gp khpg_p S>hpbdp„ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ fX$u S> `X¡$ R>¡. L$v$pQ A¡V$gp dpV¡$ c|L„$` `R>u_p ApV$gp qv$hkp¡ `R>u s¡Ap¡ `l¡gu hpf `p¡sp_u gpNZuAp¡_p¡ rhQpf L$fhp dpV¡$ \„æep„ lsp„. s¡Ap¡ kss L$pe®fs füp„ R>¡ Ap qv$hkp¡dp„. kyjdp Ape„Nf_p rhQpfp¡ s¡d_p S> iåv$p¡dp„ :

"Adpfu gpNZuAp¡ ìe¼s L$fhp_p¡ ¼ep„ kde lsp¡ Adpfu `pk¡? Ap A¡V$gu rh_piL$ Ap`rÑ lsu L¡$ s¡_¡ Ad¡ kdÆ S> iL$sp„ _lp¡sp„. dp_hue gpNZuAp¡_p¡ rhQpf L$fhp_p¡ kde S> _lp¡sp¡ A¡ `Z A¡L$ h¾$sp R>¡. cyS> A¡L$v$d Sy>vy„$ R>¡. s¡_u `p¡sp_u A¡L$ AgN Ap¡mM R>¡. S>¡ Ap¡mM S|>_p cyS>\u s¡_¡ dmu lsu, `Z lh¡ s¡ cyS> sp¡ füy„ S> _\u. Al] A¡L$buÅ kp\¡_p k„b„^p¡ dlÒh_p R>¡. Np„^u^pddp„ gp¡L$p¡ A¡L$buÅ_¡ _ Ap¡mM¡, `Z Al] gp¡L$p¡ A¡L$buÅ_¡ Ap¡mM¡.

lz„ hX$p¡v$pfdp„ S>Þdu_¡ dp¡V$u \C Ry>„, `Z d_¡ sp¡ cyS> S> h^y Nd¡. cyS>¡ R>¡ëgp„ 14 hj®dp„ _h vy$L$pm Å¡ep„ R>¡. b¡ `|f A_¡ b¡ hphpTp¡X$p„. ApS>¡e vy$L$pm_p¡ Ap¡R>pep¡ v|$f \ep¡ _\u.

^fsuL„$` Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ lz„ sp¡ R>¡L$ MphX$p lsu, `pqL$õsp_ bp¡X®$f `pk¡. c|L„$` `R>u Ad¡ TX$`\u d¡qX$L$g k¡ÞV$f Ecy„ L$e¯y lsy„. ÓZ S> L$gpL$dp„ 60 S>¡V$gp Opegp¡ Aphu Nep lsp. Adpfu _S>f kpd¡ S> ÓZ bpmL$p¡ d©Ðey `pçep„. Ad¡ sp¡ cpfs_p A¡L$ M|Zpdp„ lsp. iy„ L$fuA¡? d¢ A¡L$ rdÓ_¡ cyS> A¡çåeygÞk g¡hp dp¡L$ëep. `Z s¡ `pR>p S> _ Apìep. MphX$p_u Apk`pk 26 Npdp¡_¡ _yL$kp_ \ey„ lsy„.

Ad¡ õhe„„k¡hu k„õ\pAp¡_y„ k„L$g__y„ L$pd L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. `l¡gp sp¡ Ad_¡ ¿epg _lp¡sp¡ L¡$ ApV$gp¡ ìep`L$ rh_pi R>¡. ap¡_ Qpgsp _lp¡sp A_¡ AahpAp¡ hl¡su lsu. cQpD Msd \C Ney„ R>¡. Qu_ A_¡ _¡`pm_p¡ _pi \ep¡ R>¡ A¡hu hpsp¡ Qpgsu lsu!

^ud¡ ^ud¡ `qf[õ\rs_p¡ rQspf dmhp gpÁep¡ lsp¡. L$ÃR>dp„ ^p¡mphufp `pk¡ v$V$pe¡gy„ _Nf dmu Apìey„ R>¡. Ap`Zu _S>f kpd¡ kph A¡hp¡ S> rh_pi Ad¡ AÐepf¡ Å¡C füp R>uA¡. A„Åf dpV¡$ sp¡ ÅZ¡ Brslpk \„cu Nep¡.

27 ÅÞeyApfuA¡ Adv$phpv$dp„ NN_ k¡W$u A_¡ AÞep¡A¡ dmu_¡ 200 k„õ\pAp¡_¡ s¥epf L$fu A_¡ L$ÃR> dv$v$ `lp¢QpX$hp_y„ iê$ L$e¯y. s¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ Al] Aphu_¡ l¡d f¡qX$ep¡ iê$ L$ep®. dy„bCdp„ `Z L$ÃR>uAp¡ A¡L$W$p \ep. Arcep__y„ A¡L$ S|>\ A¡_ÆAp¡, kfL$pf A_¡ L$g¡¼V$f L$Q¡fu hÃQ¡ k„L$g__y„ L$pe® L$fhp gpÁey„.

Adpfu `pk¡ lh¡ 10 `p¡BÞV$_y„ A¡L$ rgõV$ R>¡ S>¡dp„ kp¥\u h^y AkfN°õs 340 Npdp¡dp„ i¡_u S>ê$f R>¡ s¡_u epv$u R>¡. kfL$pf Aõsìeõs \C NC lsu Ðepf¡ Ad¡ s¡d_¡ dpZkp¡ Apàep. op_âdp¡qv$_u A_¡ fpô²$ue eyhL$ k„O S>¡hu k„õ\pAp¡_p kæep¡ Ad_¡ dv$v$ L$fu füp R>¡.

R>Ì$p qv$hk¡ Ad¡ 60 kæep¡_y„ kb k¡ÞV$f b_pìey„. blpf\u dv$v$ R>Ì$p qv$hk¡ S> `lp¢Qu lsu. kfL$pfu hõsyAp¡ sp¡ Aphsu S> _lp¡su. Al] `lp¢Qsu lsu, `Z gp¡L$p¡ ky^u _lp¡su `lp¢Qsu. s¡ hMs¡ fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ A_¡ Adgv$pfp¡ hÃQ¡ dpg-kpdp_ `f L$p¡_p¡ L$ÞV²$p¡g fl¡ s¡ rhi¡ N|„Q lsu. `Z lh¡ s¡dp„ k„L$g_ Apìey„ R>¡.

Adpfp„ kbk¡ÞV$f A¡L$ hj® dpV¡$ L$pd L$fi¡. Ad¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ ApNm Aphhpdp„ dv$v$ L$fuiy„. v$pspAp¡ sfa\u s„„byAp¡ dmu füp R>¡. s¡dp„ _¡i_g X¡$fu X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ bp¡X®$ sfa\u k¡V$ap¡_ A`pi¡. V$pV$p A_¡ eyA¡_X$u`¡ Ad_¡ hpl_p¡ Apàep„ R>¡.

gp¡L$p¡ _hp L$ÃR>_u, _hu sL$_u hpsp¡ L$fu füp R>¡. OZp b^p rhQpfp¡ hl¡sp \ep R>¡, `Z L¡$V$gpL$ blz rhrnàs L$f_pfp R>¡. Ad¡ BÃR>uA¡ R>uA¡ gp¡L$p¡ `p¡sp_p„ dL$p_p¡ Ås¡ b_ph¡, `Z r_óZpsp¡_p dpN®v$i®_ l¡W$m. Ad¡ BÃR>uA¡ R>uA¡ kfL$pf gp¡L$p¡_¡ s¡ dpV$¡ `¥kp Ap`¡.

vy$L$pm_p„ fplsL$pep£ hMs¡ rb_S>ê$fu MpX$p Mp¡v$hp `pR>m L$fp¡X$p¡ ê$r`ep_p¡ ìee \ep¡ lsp¡. s¡_p bv$g¡ kfL$pf¡ lh¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ s¡d_p S> Of QZhp dpV¡$ dS|>fuL$pd_p `¥kp Q|L$hhp Å¡CA¡.

gp¡L$p¡A¡ dv$v$ L$f_pfu k„õ\pAp¡ `f Ap^pf fpMu_¡ b¡ku fl¡hy„ Å¡CA¡ _l]. Ap`Z¡ gpsyfdp„\u iuMhy„ Å¡CA¡. gpsyfdp„ L$pd L$f_pf kfL$pfu Ar^L$pfu âhuZ `fv¡$iu_¡ Ad¡ dþep„ R>uA¡. s¡dZ¡ Ad_¡ OZp ApBqX$ep Apàep R>¡. cg¡ \p¡X$u hpf gpN¡, `Z _hy„ L$ÃR> b_phhp dpV¡$ ep¡Áe _urs s¥epf L$fhu Å¡CA¡. gp¡L$p¡_¡ `p¡sp_u fus¡ b¡W$p„ \hp_u sL$ Ap`hu Å¡CA¡.

gp¡L$p¡dp„ k„L$V$p¡_p¡ kpd_p¡ L$fhp_u OZu spL$ps lp¡e R>¡. fpls A_¡ dv$v$ Üpfp s¡_¡ bNpX$u _pMhu Å¡CA¡ _l]. L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡_¡ fpls D`f Æhhp_u V¡$h `X$u iL¡$ R>¡. Ap`Z¡ fpls_u Ap d_p¡h©rÑ sp¡X$hu Å¡CA¡. Å¡ Ap fus¡ dasdp„ dv$v$ dmsu fl¡i¡ sp¡ b¡ hj®dp„ Ap`Z¡ rcMpfuAp¡ S> s¥epf L$fuiy„.

L$ÃR>_p gp¡L$p¡ õhdp_u A_¡ dl¡_sy füp R>¡, `Z vy$L$pm_p„ fplsL$pep£_¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡d_p `f Akf \C R>¡. L$ÃR>_¡ vy$L$pmdp„\u dy¼s L$fhp_¡ bv$g¡ v$f hj£ gp¡L$p¡ vy$L$pm_p„ fplsL$pep£ dpV¡$_u fpl Sy>A¡ R>¡. s¡dp„ Ap¡Ry>„ L$pd A_¡ fp¡S>_p 40 ê$r`ep_u v$p'X$u dm¡ R>¡. Adpfu S>¡hu A_¡L$ k„õ\pAp¡A¡ Ap fpls `f Æhhp_u d_p¡h©rÑ bv$ghp L$p¡rii L$fu R>¡.

gp¡L$p¡_¡ spgud Ap`hp_u S>ê$f R>¡. rb[ëX„$N dV$uqfeg Ap`hp dpV¡$_p X¡$`p¡ b_php¡ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ Ås¡ S> `p¡sp_p„ dL$p_p¡ QZhp v$p¡. L$ÃR>_p„ bpmL$p¡_¡ v$ÑL$ g¡hp dpV¡$ h¡bkpBV$ `f Ap¡afp¡ \C flu R>¡ s¡ Mp¡Vy„$ R>¡. k„L$V$dp„ lp¡e s¡hp rhõspfp¡_¡ v$ÑL$ g¡hp dpV¡$ Ap„sffpô²$ue NpBX$gpB_ R>¡ s¡_y„ `pg_ \hy„ Å¡CA¡.

L$ÃR>_u k„õL©$rs_¡ kdS>hu Å¡CA¡. bpmL$p¡_¡ s¡_p `p¡sp_p L$ëQfdp„ S> ER>fhp v¡$hp„ Å¡CA¡. Npdp¡_¡ A¡hu dv$v$ L$fp¡ L¡$ S>¡\u s¡ `p¡sp_p„ bpmL$p¡ dpV¡$ Npddp„ S> ìehõ\p L$fu iL¡$. `¥kp a¢L$u_¡ dv$v$ _ L$fp¡. ep¡Áe X¡$V$p s¥epf \pe Ðep„ ky^u fpl Sy>Ap¡. Ap b^u blz dlÒh_u bpbsp¡ R>¡. s¡_p¡ rhQpf L$fhp¡ S> Å¡CA¡, cg¡ \p¡Xy„$ dp¡Xy„$ \pe.

`¥kp_p¡ ep¡Áe D`ep¡N \hp¡ Å¡CA¡. L$ÃR>uAp¡_u Mydpfu c|ëep rh_p dv$v$ \hu Å¡CA¡. s¡_¡ Åmhu fpMhu Å¡CA¡. lz„ gp¡L$p¡_¡ L$lz„ Ry>„ L¡$ sdpfu cpjp bv$gp¡. A¡hy„ _ L$lp¡ L¡$ Ad¡ Npd_¡ v$ÑL$ gCiy„. v$ÑL$ g¡hp_u hps R>p¡X$p¡, Npd_p DÐ\p_dp„ cpNuv$pf b_p¡. "v$ÑL$' g¡hp_p¡ v$psp_p¡ ArcNd ep¡Áe _\u. NpdX$p„_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ `p¡sp_u fus¡ b¡W$p„ \hpdp„ ApX$L$sfu fus¡ dv$v$ L$fp¡.

gp¡L$p¡ kfL$pf_p r_Z®e_u fpl Å¡C füp R>¡. _hp„ Npdp¡ b_i¡ L¡$ L$pV$dpm lV$phu_¡ Ðep„ S> afu dL$p_p¡ b_phhp_p„ R>¡? OZp gp¡L$p¡A¡ Ad_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ Ofdp„ S> gp¡L$p¡ v$V$pC Nep sp¡ iy„ \ey„? Ad¡ Al] S> afu Of b_phuiy„. kNp„Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡,$ gp¡L$p¡ L$p„C õdip_dp„ _\u dfsp.

rhð sfa\u dv$v$ dmu R>¡ s¡_p\u lz„ Arcc|s \C NC Ry>„. Å¡L¡$ Ap`Z_¡ hQ_p¡ dþep„ R>¡, Mfu dv$v$ lÆ Aphu _\u. ApMy„ rhð A¡L$ Npd lp¡e A¡hy„ d_¡ gpNu füy„ R>¡. `Z A¡ _ c|ghy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ gpsyf L$fsp„ Ap c|L„$` 30 NZp¡ h^y rh_piL$ lsp¡. Ag kpëhpX$p¡fdp„ L$pd L$f_pf A¡L¡$ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ L$ÃR> blz rhipm R>¡ s¡_u kfMpdZu L$p¡C kp\¡ _ \C iL¡$.

A¡ `Z _p¢^hy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ L„$X$gpdp„ 15,000 gp¡L$p¡ dfu Nep lsp `Z rdqX$epA¡ ApV$gy„ L$hf¡S> _lp¡sy„ Apàey„. kdpQpfp¡ v$pbu v¡$hpep lsp. hphpTp¡X$p„dp„ Nfubp¡ dpep® Nep lsp, Ap hMs¡ A¡hy„ \ey„ _\u.

Ap sb½¡$ d_¡ A¡L$ khpg A¡ \pe R>¡ L¡$ ApV$gu b^u dv$v$ Aphu flu R>¡, `Z Äepf¡ Ap`rÑ _lp¡su Aphu Ðepf¡ Ap b^p ¼ep„ lsp? Ðepf¡ L¡$d Nfubp¡_¡ L$p¡C dv$v$ _lp¡sy„ L$fsy„? V²¡$S>¡X$u hMs¡ klp_yc|rs_u S>ê$f lp¡e R>¡ s¡ hps bfp¡bf R>¡. `Z gp¡L$p¡_u epv$i[¼s blz V|$„L$u lp¡e R>¡. 15 qv$hkdp„ b^y„ cygpC S>i¡.

lz„ gp¡L$p¡_¡ epv$ A`php dpNy„ Ry>„ L¡$ gp¡L$p¡ ^fsuL„$`\u _l], s|V¡$gp„ dL$p_p¡\u dfu Nep„ R>¡. bp„^L$pdp¡ L$fsu hMs¡ L$pev$p Ýep_dp„ _lp¡sp fMpep. L$pev$p_p¡ Aphp¡ c„N, S>du_p¡_p¡ kË$p¡ Ap b^p\u d_¡ Nyõkp¡ Aph¡ R>¡. 26 ÅÞeyApfu_p ^fsuL„$`¡ gp¡L$p¡_u Of A_¡ _Nf rhi¡_u kdS> ^fd|m\u bv$gu _pMu R>¡.

c|L„$` rhi¡_p Al¡hpgp¡ A_¡ skhufp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?