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ufyaIs pQá ld‍f,a g%dkaiaf*daurhg lshkafka hld lsh,Æ

fyar;a uqÈhkafia,df.a ufyaIs uOqixLd 1992-10-27 jeksod fuf,dj t<sh ÿgqfõ uykqjr uy frday‍f,a§' tod ojfia uykqjr uy frday‍f,a .¾N” jdÜgqfõ fyÈhka úiska ,enqKq orejkaj uõjreka w;g m;a lrkjÆ'

ufyaIsf. wïu;a ;udf.a orej ,efnk ;=re n,df.k bkakjdÆ' Th fj,dfõ uq¿ jdÜgqju foorex ljñka isÛs;s orejka ur<f;daks §,d wඬkjÆ'

zljqo fï pKaähd' 514 ljqo'''@Z lsh,d' ta fj,dfõ m%Odk fyÈh wy,d ;sfhkjd' ufyaIsf. wïud ;ukaf.a wf;a ;sfhk wxlh n,oa§ wxl 514 Æ' ta fj,dfõ bmÿKq ishÆu orejka w;ßka nr jeäu orejd ufyaIsÆ' ufyaIs iqÿu iqÿ uy; ta jf.au ler,s fldKavhla ;sfhk ,iaik nfnlaÆ'

ufyaIs pQá ld‍f,a ksfrda.s ,iaik nfnla' ta jf.au oÛ u,a,la' tl úÈhg tl úkdähla wehj ;shd .kak tl yßu wudre jevlaÆ' ufyaIs pQá ldf,È uykqjr n,f.d,a, jf.au wkqrdOmqrfha;a yeÈ,d ;sfhkjd' wkqrdOmqf¾ bkak wdÉÑhs iShhs ^l,hdKs yd mshfiak& jf.au kqjr wdÉÑ ^Y%shdks& ufyaIsg f.dvla wdofrhsÆ'

ufyaIs wjqreÿ myla ú;r hkl,au weh ujf.a lsß ìõjÆ' wka;sug fldfydU .d,d ;uhs ufyaIsf.a fï mqreoao k;r lr, ;sfhkafka' pQá ldf, ufyaIs ks;ru ujf.a lsß fndk yskaodu wehg n;a ljk tl álla wiSre jevlaÆ' ufyaIsf. wdÉÑ fïlg lÈu Wmdhla fhdo,d ;sfhkjd'

ta ojiaj, ufyaIs,df.a f.org kqÿßka g%dkaiaf*daurhla ;sì, ;sfhkjd' ? l¿jr fj,djg w÷r w;ßka fmfkk oejeka; g%dkaia‍fmdaurh fmkak,d “wr bkafka hflla” lsh,d lshkjdÆ' ta hldg nh lr, ;uhs wdÉÑ ufyaIsg n;a ljkafka' b;ska hldg ;sfhk nhg isÛs;s ufyaIs n;a lkjdÆ'

ufyaIsf.a whshd ^f,dl= wïuf.a mq;d& pQá ldf,È yeÈ, jeä, ;sfhkafk ufyaIs tlalu ;uhs' ufyaIs pQáldf,È oÛu,a,la lsh,d uq,ska i|yka l<dfka' b;ska ufyaIsf.a oÛlï yskaod wef.a whshd fkdfhla w;=re wdka;rdj,g ,lafj,d ;sfhkjd' tl ojila fï whshhs kx.shs w;r mqxÑ wඬ onrhla we;sfj,d ;sfhkjd'

Th fj,dfõ ufyaIs ;ukaf.a wf;a ;snqKq hï fi,a,ï nvqjlska whshg myr §,d' jeÿKq mdrg thdf.a uqyqK ks,afj,d' ufyaIsf.a f,dl= ;d;a;d álla ier mreI flfklaÆ' yji jev ksudfj,d f.or weú;a Tyq ;ukaf.a mq;df.ka wy, ;sfhkjd wehs fï uQK ks,a fj,d ;sfhkafka lsh,d' “uu jegqKd” lsh,d ;uhs ta fj,dfõ ufyaIsf.a whshd ufyaIsj fírdf.k ;sfhkafka'

ÿjkak" mkskak" .ia k.skak ks;ru fï jf.a fkdfhla fkdfhla oÛjev lrk yskaou ufyaIsg pQá ld‍f,a b|ka wk;=rej,ska kï wvqjla keye,aÆ' fï jf.a oÛ jev;a yskaod uqyqfKa ueyqï odk ;=jd,hla mjd we;s fj,d ;sfhjkjd' ta le<, ;ju;a ufyaIsf.a uqyqfKa ;sfhkjd' ta jf.au ;uhs bmÈ,d i;s 4ka ufyaIsf.a weyela <Û mqxÑ f.ähla weú;a' ie;alulska ;uhs ta f.äh bj;a lr,d ;sfhkafka'

ufyaIsg wjqreÿ 4§ ú;r wef.a wïud ie;alula i|yd uykqjr frday,g we;=¿ lr, ;sfhkjd' tod ufyaIsf.a wdÉÑ ufyaIsj;a jvdf.k frday,g .syska' mqxÑ orejkaj jdÜgqjg f.ks hkak bv fokafk ke;s yskaod wdÉÑ ufyaIsj jvdf.k frday‍f,a ñÿf, ysáhdÆ' ta fj,dfõ wE; Wi f.dvke.s,a,l by< ud,fha b|ka ufyaIsf. wïud ufyaIsg w;jk,d ;sfhkjd' isÛs;s ufyaIs ta fj,dfõ lE .y,d weඬqjÆ' tod f.or weú;a ? kskaog hk;=reu fï mqxÑ isÛs;a;shf. weඬqu k;r jqfKa keye,aÆ'

ufyaIs pQá ldf, thdf. whshd tlal tl;=fj,d fndfydu wmQre jevla lr,d' oeka Tkak ufyaIshs thdf.a whshhs ñÿf, fi,a,ï lrñka bkakjdÆ' ñÿf, ysgmq <uhs fokak ysá yeáfhau w;=reoka fj,d' ufyaIsf. wïuhs" f,dl= wïuhs l,n, fj,d <uhs fokakj fydhkak mgka wrf.k' n,kfldg fï orefjd fokakd <Û f.orlg fj,d yl=re lñka bkakjdÆ' fudllao okakjo fj,d ;sfhk foa' ufyaIshs whshhs wi,ajeis f.org .syska" fukak fufyu lsh,d ;sfhkjd'

zwfma wïu,d wmsg lkak fndkak fokafk keye' wmsg fudkj yß lkak fokakZ

ta fj,dfõ wr f.or wh yskdfj,d wy,d ;sfhkjd fudkjo lkak ´k lsh,d' t;fldg ufyaIshs wr <uhhs lsh,d ;sfhkjd “yl=re ´kd” lsh,d' Bg miafia ;uhs ta f.or ñksiaiq fï <uhs fokakg yl=re §,d ;sfhkafka' f.or whj wmyiq;djg ,eÊcdjg m;al<d lsh,d f,dl= wïuf.kqhs wïuf.kqhs tod ufyaIsf.a whshghs ufyaIsghs fyd|gu .=á ,enqKÆ'