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Onfd lhNnfsf] Oltxf; x]bf{ Onfd lhNnf nufotsf If]qdf n]Krfx?n] /fHo u/]sf] Oltxf; kfOG5 . t/ k"/} Onfd lhNnfdf lnDa"x?n] /fHo u/]sf] k/kbf]{ Oltxf; st} klg kfOb}g . jt{dfg ;dodf hflto /fHosf] cjwf/0ff cl3 ;fbf{ k"/} OnfdnfO{ lnDa"jfg /fHoleq /flvPsf] 5 . Tof] ;/f;/ cNk;+Vos k"j{ n]Krf/fHosf n]Krf hgtfx?k|lt ul/Psf] r/d cGofo xf] . cNk;+Vos n]Krfx?n] cfˆgf] cjwf/0ffnfO{ cufl8 Nofpg ;Sb}gg\ eGg] dfgl;stfdf u|l;t ePsf] xf] ls eGg]  k|Zg plAhPsf] 5 . Oltxf; vf]tNbf Onfdsf s]xL uflj;x? tfKn]h'ª, kfFry/, t]x|y'd ef]hk'/ nufotsf lhNnfx?df g]kfn Plss/0f k"j{ ls/fFtx?sf] /fHo /x]sf] kfOG5 / ltg} ls/fFt ;d"bfox? s} Pp6f hftsf ?kdf lnDa" dflgPsf] xf] ls eGg] s'/f klg cfPsf] 5 . oxfF klg b'ljwf s]df 5 eg] ls/fFt eg]sf /fO{ hfltx? x'g\ oft lnDa" hfltx? x'g\ . g]kfn Plss/0f k"j{ k"j{ g]kfndf dfem ls/fFt jNnf] ls/fFt / kNnf] ls/fFtx? /x]sf] kfOG5 . To;nfO{ dfGg] xf] eg] ls/fFt /fHox? klg tLg /fHodf ljeflht lyP . s'g /fHodf lnDa"x?n] /fHo u/] / s'g /fHodf /fO{x?n] /fHo u/] . To; ;DaGwdf klg Oltxf; k|i6 5}g . t/ Oltxf;n] k|i6 kf/]sf] 5 Onfd n]Krfx?n] /fHo u/]sf] 7fpF xf] hxfF n]Krf hfltsf cjz]ifx? cem} klg afFsL 5g\ . h:t} pgLx?n] agfPsf dfg]x?, pgLx?n] agfPsf u'Dafx?, wf/f kf6L kf}jf, rf}tf/f cflb clg pgLx?sf] efiffaf6 /flvPsf :yfgsf gfdx? cflb . To;}n] klg OnfdnfO{ n]Krfx?sf] k"j{ /fHo xf] eGg] cfwf/x? /x]sf 5g\ . t/ k'/} Onfd lhNnf lnDa"x?sf] /fHo xf] eg] kf}/fl0fs sfndf pgLx?n] agfPsf s'g} klg k"/ftflTjs tTjx? Onfddf kof{Kt /x]sf] kfOb}g . To;}n] cNk;+Vos ePs} sf/0f n]Krfjfg /fHo eGg grfxfg]x?n] lnDa"jfg /fHo eg]sf] xf] eG5g\ Oltxf;ljbx? . t/ Onfd lhNnf sf ;a} efu rfFxL n]Krf /fHodf kb}{gYof] . Oltxf;n] atfP cg';f/ Onfd lhNnfsf] em08} $) k|ltzt e"efu rfFxL ls/fFt /fHodf g} kYof]{ .

clxn] Onfd lhNnfdf /x]sf tdfd ;jf/Lsf ;fwgx?df klg lnDa"jfg /fHo n]Vg'kg]{ clgjfo{tf ul/Psf] kfOG5 . olb gn]v] %)) ?k}ofF hl/dfgf ug]{ u/]sf] kfOG5 . k'/} Onfd lhNnfnfO{ lnDa"jfg /fHo xf] elg hj/h:t ug'{ . olb uf8Ldf n]Vg] g} xf] eg] n]Krfjfg /fHo n]Vg'k5{ . xf]Og eg] Oltxf;df :ki6 pNn]v g} 5}g eg] jt{dfg ;dodf cfP/ kfFry/nfO{ x]/]/ Onfdsf] ljsl;t cj:yfnfO{ lnDa"jfg /fHo eGg'df s'g} t's 5}g eG5g\ Oltxf;ljbx? . Onfd n]Krfx?sf] /fHo xf] eg]/ dfGg] cfwf/x? kof{Kt /x]sf 5g\ eG5g\ n]Krfx? . x'g klg Onfdk"j{ bflh{lnª / l;Ssd;Dd n]Krfx?sf] /fHo /x]sf] kfOG5 . hxfF n]Krfx?sf] a;f]af; cem} kfOG5 . Onfd, bflh{lnª, sfn]a'ª l;lSsdsf 7fpFx?sf] gfd klg w]/}h;f] n]Krf efiffdf /flvPsf 5g\ . Onfds} ;Gbe{df x]g]{ xf] eg] gfd;flnª, ;f]ofª, uf]bs, lkmSsn, kfGbfd, ;dfNa'ª, sf]Na'ª, ?ª;'ª, s§]a'ª h:tf n]Krf hfltsf efiffaf6 gfd /flvPsf :yfgx? 5g\ . Oltxf;ljb\x? eG5g\ :yfgsf] cGTodf ª cfPsf hltklg gfd 5g\ tL gfdx? n]Krf efiff;Fu ;DalGwt 5g\ .

l;lSsddf n]Krfx?sf] Oltxf; ;DalGw Pp6f /dfOnf] k|;+u s] kfOG5 eg] s'g} ;dodf l;lSsd, bflhlnª / Onfd Pp6} /fHo lyof] . hlt a]nf n]Krfx?sf Ps k|tfkL JolQm /fhf lyP . ;dosf] cGt/fndf pgsf tLghgf 5f]/fx? hlDdP . ;do cg';f/ pgLx?nfO{ pgsf b'O{ 5f]/fx? rt'/ / axfb'/ lgl:sP Pshgf rfFxL ;f]emf] . b'O{hgf 5f]/fx?n] k|z:t o'4snfx? l;s] / /fHo ;~rfngdf pQd 7xl/P . To;}n] tL k|tfkL /fhfn] pgsf b'O{ rt'/ 5f]/fx?dWo] Ps hgfnfO{ Onfdlt/ ;]gfk|d'v agfP/ k7fP . h;sf] sfd l;df If]qsf /fHoaf6 x'g] cltqmd0fnfO{ lg?T;foL agfO cfˆgf] /fHo ;'/lIft /fVg' . Tolt a]nf;Dd n]Krf /fHo ls/fFt /fHoaf6 a9L z;+lst lyof] . :jefj}n] ;f]emf n]Krf /fHodf ls/fFtLx? s'g} klg a]nf cfqmd0f ug{;Sg] cj:yf lyof] . km]l/ pgLx?nfO{ tn t/fO{ s'rljxf/sf /fhfx? klg plqs} 8/ lyof] . csf]{ 5f]/f rfFxL cfk}m;Fu /fHo ;~rfngdf ;xof]uLsf ?kdf cfk}m;Fu /fv] . of] qmd lgs} nfdf] ;do;Dd rNof] . kl5 cfP/ /fgLn] Pp6f 5f]/fnfO{ rfFxL s'g} klg sfddf k|of]u gul/Psf] egL /fhf;Fu u'gf;f] ul/g . ToxL eP/ /fhfn] cfˆgf] ;femf] 5f]/fnfO{ dWo /fHo bflh{lnªdf k7fO s]xL lhDd]jf/L lbP . kl5 /fHodf b'O[ 5f]/fsfaLrdf /fHo ;~rfngdf emu8f x'g] 7fg]/ tLg 5f]/fx?nfO{ ;dfg ?kn] /fHo ljefhg ul/lbP . h; cg';f/ ;a} eGbf rt'/ / ;'/f 5f]/fx?nfO{ k"j{ l;lSsdsf /fhf / klZrd Onfdsf /fhf agfP / ;f]emf] 5f]/fnfO{ rfFxL sfn]a'ª / bflh{lnªsf s]xL If]qx? 5'§ofP/ /fhf agfOlbP . o;f] ug'{sf] sf/0f klg s] lyof] eg] b'O{ rt'/ 5f]/fx?sf aLrdf ;f]emf]nfO{ /flvlbbf pgLx?sfaLrdf lvrftfgL gxf];\ eGg] . pgLx?n] lgs} nfdf] ;do;Dd /fHo u/] . t/ kl5 cfP/ g]kfn Plss/0fsf] ;dodf cfP/ n]Krf /fHosf] em08} cfwf efu axfb'/ zfxn] g]kfnleq ufe] . t/ n]Krfx? ;f]emf] / tTsflng ;dodf zfxx?nfO{ ;xof]u u/]s} sf/0f axfb'/ zfxn] l6i6f;Dd g]kfn /fHo lj:tf/ u/]/ afFsL efu n]Krfx?nfO{ g} 5f]l8lbP . oBkL n]Krf /fHo ;g !()) sf] &) sf] bzs;Dd ;'/lIft lyof] . kl5 l;lSsdsf /fhf -h;sf] xfn}dfq b]xfGt eof]_ n] ef/tLo k|wfgdGqL OlGb/f ufGwL;Fu ;Demf}tf ul/ ef/tdf ljno u/fP .

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Onfd n]Krfx?s} /fHo eP klg Om\nfdsf klZrdsf e]ux? eg] ls/fFt /fHox?df g} kYy]{ . cem} klg /fO{ / lnDa"x?sf] 3gf a:tL /x]sf] 5 . t/ lnDa"jfg /fHo g} xf] eGg] cfwf/x? rfFxL kof{Kt 5}gg\ . Onfd klZrddf lnDa"x? eGbf klg /fO{x?sf] ;+Vof a9L ePsf] x'Fbf lnDa"jfg /fHo geO ls/fFtx?sf] /fHosf] clTTj l:jsfg]{ w]/} cfwf/x? 5g\ . /fO{x?n] cfˆgf] gfdx? k5fl8 ls/fFt n]Vb} cfPsf 5g\ eg] lnDa"x?n] ;'Aaf . km]l/ /fO{x?n] k"j{sf k"j{/fHox?nfO{ cfˆgf] k"vf{sf] /fHosf ?kdf l:jsfb}{ cfPsf 5g\ . To;/L x]bf{ Onfd klZrd /fO{ of lnDa" sf]af6 lzlift /fHo lyof] eGg] Plsg Oltxf; cem} e]§fOPsf] 5}g . /fO{x?n] dfGb} cfPsf] pef}nL, pwf}nL kj{ klg /fOls/fFtsf] xf] elgG5 eg] lnDa"x? /fO{ ls/fFt leq k5{g\ ls kb}{gg\ eGg] k|Zg klg xfn cfP/ b]lvPsf] 5 . /fO{ ls/fFtleq k5{g\ eg] lsg /fO{x?n] dfq ls/fFt n]V5g\ lnDa"x?n] rfFxL 5'§} zAb ;'Aaf n]V5g\ <

oL ljifoa:t'x?sf af/]df Wofg} glbO g]skf dfcf]jfbLn] xr'jfsf] e/df k"j{ g]kfnnfO{ lnDa"jfg /fHo eGb} cfPsf] 5 . Psflt/ p;n] tflTjs cfwf/x?nfO{ k|fyfldstf lbP/ of] ljefhg u/]sf] 5}g eg] b'O{ hfltsfaLrdf åGå rsf{OlbPsf] 5 . /fO{x?n] cfˆgf] /fHo cnUu} /x]sf] dfGb} cfPsf 5g\ . Oltxf;sf k"j{ tLg /fHox? ls/fFt /fHo ePsf] x'Fbf /fO{x? s} /fHo /x]sf] eGg] alnof] cfwf/ 5 . t/ kf6L{x?n] cfP/ hflto gf/f lbP/ hflt hflt aLrdf lsg ljefhg Nofp5g\ < o;af6 kf6L{nfO{ kmfObf s] < ev{/}sf] ljlj;sf] ;femf ;jfn sfo{qmddf uf]kfn /fO{n] Onfd lnDa"jfg /fHo xf]Og ls/fFt /fHo /x]sf] / dfcf]jfbLn] hj/h:t lnDa"jfg /fHo eGb} cfPsf]df u'gf;f] u/]sf lyP . To;} sfo{qmddf /f]ª ;]h' d 7L -n]Krf pTyfg d~r_ sf cWoIf aL/axfb'/ n]Krfn] klg Onfd n]Krfx?sf] /fHo /x]sf] :ki6 x'Fbf x'Fb} klg dfcf]jfbL nufotn] cNk;+Vos n]Krfx?sf] cl:tTjnfO{ cl:jsf/ ub}{ lnDa"jfg /fHo eg]sf] b'v];f] kf]v]sf 5g\ . jf:tjdf Onfdsf] dxTj n]Krfx?s} sf/0f a9]sf] 5 gls lnDa"x?sf] . n]Krfx?sf kf}/fl0fs a:t'x? / cNk;+Vos n]Krf hflts} sf/0f OnfdnfO{ ko{6lso dxTj lbOPsf] 5 . n]Krf / Onfd sf ljifodf Jofks cWoog eO/x]sf] cj:yfnfO{ gsfb}{ lnDa"jfg /fHo dfq xf] eGg' rfFxL dfcf]jfbL;lxtsf cGosf] d'Vof{O dfq xf] .

Onfd n]Krfx?sf] /fHo xf] eGg] cfwf/ eP klg Onfdsf cNk ;+Vos n]Krfx?n] of] s'/fnfO{ /fd|/L p7fpg ;ls/x]sf 5}gg\ eg] ptf ;f]emf n]Krfx?nfO{ h;f] u/] klg x'G5 eGg] dfgl;stfaf6 u|l;t cGo kf6L{ / hfltx?n] rfFxL cfk"mv';L /fHosf] vfsf sf]/]sf 5g\ . ;fy} k"tf}+b]lv ldNb} cfPsf hghfltsf aLrdf cgfjZos lsrnf] lgsfNb} cfPsf 5g\ . PSsfO;f}+ ;tfAbLdf cfP/ hflto dfu t];f{P/ cl3 hfFbf /fHosf] ?kfGt/0f t xf]Og ufpF ufpF ljefhg / d'7e]7sf] cj:yfdf hfG5 . t/ klg Onfdn] oL ;a} s'/fnfO{ l5gf]kmfgf] ug{ ;j{hftLnfO{ ;+ljwfg ;ef ;b:odf r'g]sf] 5 . cGo hfltaf6 emngfy vgfn, hghfltaf6 s]jL u'?ª, ;'ef; n]Djfª, lk5l8Psf] hfltaf6 l6sf/fd n]Krf / ;s'Gtnf n]Krf, blntaf6 kbdnfn ljZjsdf{ .

Onfdsf cNk ;+Vos n]Krfx?n] klg o; k6s cfˆgf dfux? ;+ljwfgdf /fVg ;Sg] ePsf] 5 . cfˆgf] k"j{ /fHonfO{ cGo /fHosf ?kdf l:jsf/ ug'{ kg]{ lg/+s';tfnfO{ l:jsfg]{ k5{ eGg] 5}g . To;}n] pgLx?sf dfu tfls{s ?kdf /fVg l6sf/fd n]Krf / ;s'Gtnf n]Krfsf] e"ldsf cx+d /xg]5 . o;} ;Gbe{df pxfFx?nfO{ cfˆgf] sfo{sfnsf] k"0f{ ;kmntfsf] nflu sfdgf . c:t'