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1956 § Y%S ,xldfjka tx.,ka;fha i¾lia‌ lKa‌vdhulg f.k .sh wEka trg rc mjqf,a mjd wdorhg ,la‌jQ we;skakla‌' tfy;a miq ld,fha§ fkdi,ld yßkq ,enq fï we;skakg wef.a we;a f.dõjd úiska ks;ru jO ysxid l,d' ta nj oek.;a n%s;dkH jeishka Y%S ,xld uqo,ska remsh,a fldaá 82la‌ úhoï lr wEka ñ,g f.k weh fjkqfjka úYd, WoHdkhla‌ ilia‌l<d' ;sßikl= ;j;a ;j;a ;sßikl=f.ka .,jd .ekSu msKsi tl;= jQ ukqia‌ihka /ilf.a l;djhs fï'

weig l÷¿ Wkk" is;g iqiqï f.fkk fYdalckl ùäfhdajla‌ miq.sh Èkj, wka;¾cd,h Tia‌fia m%pdrh flreKd' th i¾lia‌ lKa‌vdhul jev lrk we;skakla‌ ms<sn| l;djla‌' weh fuhg jir 65 lg fmr tkï 1951 § Y%S ,xldfõ Wmka weks;akla‌' 1956 §" tkï mia‌ yeúßÈ úfha§ weh Y%S ,xldj w;yer tx.,ka;fha mÈxÑh msKsi f.k hkjd' weh /f.k hkafka ,kavkfha ;sfnk iqm%lg i¾lia‌ iud.ula‌' t;eka isg weh .; l< fYdalckl Ôú;h .ek Tng miqj lshkakï'

Bg l,ska fï lshkakg hkafka weh ms<sn| ùäfhdaj l=ula‌o lshk tlhs' ta ùäfhdafõ ;sfnkafka 25 yeúßÈ refïkshdkq iqÿ mdovhl= jk ksfld,s kue;s we;af.dõjd ;shqKq oe;s iys; f¾la‌lhlska meh 2 l muK ld,hla‌ ;sia‌fia wehg myr fok wdldrhhs' fï ld,lkaks kSp refïkshdkqjdj fydඬjef,ka f.k fmd<fõ .id md.d l=vq lsÍug wjYH yelshdj ;uka i;=j ;snqK;a fï wysxil we;skak lrkafka ú,dm ;nñka yeéu muKhs' fu;ek§ ;sßikd jkafka we;skak fkdj fmrlS yïmv iqoaod nj tu ùäfhdaj krUk whg fmfkkjd' meh 2 l ld,h ;=< úYd, oe;s iys; f¾la‌lfhka ^uq,aÆjlska& Tyq we;skakg 48 jdrhla‌ myr fokjd' wef.a isrer mqrdu isÿre yefokjd' tajdhska f,a jEia‌fikjd' w,shd lshkafka yßu mqÿu if;la‌' fï i;d f,fyisfhka flfkl=j urd oukafka keye' fuhg l,lg fmr uykqjr k.rh ueÈka we;af.dõjl= iuÛ wef;la‌ .uka lrñka isáhd' we;af.dõjd È.ska È.gu we;dg fyKa‌vqfjka wksñka w; ;snq fõjef,ka myr foñka .uka l<d' tla‌ ;ekl§ fjßu; ;jÿrg Wyq,d .ekSug neßjQ we;af.dõjd mdr ueo weo jegqKd' we;d túg lf<a l=ula‌o@ we;af.dõjd fydçka Tijd b;d mfria‌iñka mdr ueo ;nd Tyq ;u md i;rg ueÈ jk fia isg .ekSuhs' we;af.dõjdf.a fjß is£ hkakg meh 5 la‌ muK .shd' ta uq¿ ld,h ;=<u we;d tlu bßhõfjka we;af.dõjd ish md i;rg ueÈ lrf.k wdrla‍Id l<d'

ta we;df.a ku wms okafka keye' tfy;a lDDr yïmv iqoaodf.ka tx.,ka;fhaÈ jOhg ,la‌ jqK we;skakf.a ku wEka' weh fï jk úg tx.,ka;fha Ôj;ajk wjika i¾lia‌ we;skakhs' wef.a oia‌lï BBC rEmjdysksh u.ska ks;r m%pdrh jQ ksid wEkag n%s;dkH rdcOdksh ;=< ;snqfKa buy;a m%isoaêhla‌' jrla‌ m%xYfha wdrdOkh mßÈ weh meßishg hkjd' tys§ whs*,a l=Æk wi,§ weh PdhdrEmhla‌ .kakjd' ;j;a úfgl t<sin;a /ck iy tjlg wef.a kj fhdjqka ÈhKsh jQ wEka l=ußh fï we;skakg nksia‌ ljk mska;+rhla‌ mqj;am;aj, m< fjkjd'

wEkaf.a n%s;dkH ysñlrejka jQfha fndî frdnÜ‌ia‌ iy fndaßhd frdnÜ‌ia‌ hqj<hs' fï fofokdf.a mrïmrdj i¾lia‌ mrïmrdjla‌' kefmda,shka fndkmdÜ‌ m%xYfha wêrdclï lrk ld,fha§;a frdnÜ‌ia‌ hqj<f.aa óuq;a;ka tx.,ka;fha i¾lia‌ l¾udka;fha rcjreka f,i lghq;= l<d' tfy;a wo jk úg tx.,ka;fha i¾lia‌ l¾udka;h wNdjhg hñka mj;skjd' thg m%Odk fya;=j jkafka i;a;aj ysxikhg úreoaO lKa‌vdhï i¾lia‌ i|yd i;=ka mqreÿ lsÍug tfrysj kvq ;Skaÿ rdYshla‌ ,ndf.k ;sîuhs' i¾lia‌ tll isák ;sßika i;l= ish mqyqKqlref.a wKg lSlre jkafka lreKq folla‌ u;hs' m<uq jekak kï mqyqKqlref.a lDDr oඬqjïj,g we;s ìhhs' fojekak mqyqKqlref.ka w,a,ia‌ f,i ,efnk wdydrhhs' wEka wdOqksl i¾lia‌ we;skakl f,i mqyqKqjk iufha§ mqyqKqlrejka fj;ska wm%udk jO ysxidjkag ,la‌jqKd' tfy;a b;du nqoaêu;a iy ld¾hYQr we;skakl jQ weh b;d flá l,lska i¾lia‌ f,dfõ ishÆ wx. mqreÿ mqyqKq jqKd' fuhg wjqreÿ yeglg muK fmr fndî frdnÜ‌ia‌f.a mshd wEkaj ñ,g .kafka mjqï ;=kaoyilghs' ^wo ta ñf,ys jákdlu mjqï 90000& ta jk úg frdnÜ‌ia‌,df.a i¾lia‌ lKa‌vdhu i;=j we;=ka 15 fofkla‌ yssáhd' ld,hdf.a wejEfuka úhm;aj iy we;af.djqjkaf.a iy mqyqKqlrejkaf.a lDDr jO ysxidj,ska yg.;a ;=jd, ksid frda.Sj we;=ka 14 fofkla‌ ñh.shd' wjidkhg b;sß jQfha wEka ú;rhs'

wEkaf.a j¾;udk md,lhdj isáfha fï l;dfõ uq, i|yka mdov refïkshdkqjd jk ksfld,d hs' Tyq miq.sh jir foll muK ld,hl mgka ksrka;rfhka fï we;skakg jO§ ;sfnkjd' Tyqf.a fï lDDr l%shdj miq.sh i;s foll muK ld,hla‌ ;sia‌fia lsishï msßila‌ úiska ùäfhda lrkq ,enqjd' miq.sh Èkj, wka;¾cd,hg uqodyer ;snqfKa ta ùäfhda mghhs'

1995 isg wEka we;skak foi wei .idf.k isá wUqieñ hqj<la‌ n%s;dkHfha Ôj;a jQKd' ta hqj< ;uhs cEka l%Su¾ iy àï' Tjqka uq,a j;djg wEkaj ÿgqfõ frdnÜ‌ia‌ i¾lia‌ iud.fï i;a;aj .d, ;=<§' ysu jefgk ld,hg wEka .; lrk fYdal ckl Ôú;h Tjqka b;d fyd¢ka oel ;snqKd' cEka iy l%Su¾ hqj<g ;sßika i;a;aj wdrla‍IK wdh;khla‌ ;sfnkjd' ,dN fkd,nk mqkH wh;khla‌ jk fï u.ska lrkafka i;=kaf.a whs;sjdislï fjkqfjka l%shd lsÍuhs' jir 2011 § cEka iy l%Su¾ hqj< fï i;a;aj .df,a ;ekl ryis.; f,i iqÿ ùäfhda leurdjla‌ iú lrkjd'

fï leurdj fl<skau t,a, ù ;sfnkafka wEka r|jd ;snQ l=vd uvqj fj;hs' fomdj,g ú,x.= fhdod ;snQ weh fï uvqj ;=< yerefKa mjd b;d ÿIalr f,ihs' Ôú;h mqrdu hlv oïje,a oud ;snQ ksid wef.a ll=,a jkù ;snqKd' wdydr fkd§u ksid weh fndfyda úg isáfha l=i.skafka'

wEkag myr ÿka refïkshdkq we;af.dõjd .ek ùäfhdaj wka;¾cd,hg ksl=;a jkafka fï w;rh' túg i;a;aj ysxidjg úreoaO n%s;dkH ck;dj Y%S ,xldfõ uqo,ska remsh,a fldaá 82 l uqo,la‌ tl;= lr th i¾lia‌ iud.ug § wEkaj ,nd .kakjd' Bg fmr Tjqka wekag Ôj;a úu i|yd b;d l%uj;a" bvlv we;s WoHdkhla‌ ilia‌ lrkjd'

wo wEka ta WoHdkh ;=<g ú ysf;a yeáhg ksoyfia weúo hñka ish uyÆúh .; lrkafka uy;a i;=áka'

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