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(jI afr syTI aMgryjLI dy bhuq sInIar pwqrkfr sn. ieh
aMimRqsr dy rihx vfly sn. iehnF dI 1988 ivc mOq ho geI sI.
keI sfl pihlF pMjfbI XUnIvristI dy ‘Erl ihstrI sYWl’ vwloN
AuhnF nfl kIqI lMmI ieMtrivAU ivcoN iewk aMsL ‘sIrq’ dy
pfTkF leI pysL hY)
hux mYN quhfnUM
jwilHaF vfly bfgL dI ihstrI dwsF ik ieh iewk mukfm huMdf sI,
ijwQy kUVf krkt sLihr df jmHF kIqf jFdf sI. ikAuNik iewQoN
imsrI bfjLfr nyVy sI aqy kuwijaF df irvfj sI. kuwijaF dy
ijhVy imwtI dy zwkxy huMdy sn, AuhnF df kUVf sfrf EQy
iswitaf jFdf sI. 1919 dy ivwc aMimRqsr vfilaF ny, idwlI dI
ijhVI kFgrs hoeI sI 1918 dy ivwc, EQy jf ky dfavq dy idwqI
ik aglI ijhVI kFgrs hY Auh aMimRqsr dy ivwc hovygI, dsMbr
1919 dI. lfhOr vfilaF ikhf sI ik sfzy hoey. pr aMimRqsr vfly
lfhOr vfilaF nUM mnf afey sn. lfhOr vfilaF ny ikhf TIk hY,
hux ieh iksy nUM pqf nhIN sI ik mfrsLl lf ho jfxf hY aqy
mfrsLl lf qoN pihlF mhfqmf gFDI, svfmI sq dyv nUM aMimRqsr
Byijaf ik iqafrI kro. lokF dy ivwc ikMnf ku josL hY. hor qF
koeI jgHf hY nhIN sI lYkcr leI. aMimRqsr dy do vwzy afdmI
ijnHF ny bVI BfrI kurbfnI kIqI hY, ijnHF nUM awj kwl lok
Buwl gey ny, iewk cODrI buwgf mwl aqy iewk mhfsLf rqo, ieh
donoN josLIly afdmI sn, iewk kwpVy dI dlflI krdf sI,mhfsLf
rqo, dUjy cODrI
buwgy dI afpxI iewk CotI motI dukfn sI aqy dovyN BlvfnI krdy
sn . ieh afrIaf smfjI iKaflF dy sn. iehnF ny lokF nUM pRyrnf
kr ky ikhf ik jilHaF vflf bfgL dI sPLfeI krfeI jfvy. iehnF
ny koeI sO do sO mjLdUr lf ky sLfmIN swq vjy dy BfsLx qoN
pihlF lYvl kr idwqf. svfmI sq dyv sLfied 30 mfrc 1919 nUM
aMimRqsr jilHaFvfly bfgL ivwc afey, aqy ies qrHF df awCf vkq
sI ik Ausny sfry hjUm ‘qy aYnf asr pfieaf ik lokF dIaF awKF
ivwc afsUM af gey. AuhnF ny dwisaf ik gulfmI dy ivwc sfzf kI
hfl ho irhf. ies iksm dy ijhVy pRcfrk sn kFgrs dy, AuhnF df
kfPLI asr sI; iewQoN qwk ik ijs vyly ivdysLI kwpVy dy
bfeIkft df aMdoln cwilaf qy QfnF dy Qfn lokF ny kwpVy dy
sfVy, bfjLfrF ivwc aqy jy iksy ny rokx dI juraq kIqI hY,
AuhdI dukfn nUM vI awg lf idwqI jF luwt leI. aYnf josL sI
lokF dy ivwc. iqMn idn 10 apRYl qoN lY ky 12 apRYl qwk dI
sLfm lokF df hI rfj sI ikAuNik sqpfl aqy zf: ikclU nUM
igRPLqfr kr ilaf igaf sI. Aus smyN df izptI kisLnr ies gwl
qy sV igaf ik ihMdUaF aqy muslmfnF ny sFJy qOr qy rfm nOmI
mnfeI sI 9 apRYl nUM. Auhdy ivwc muslmfnF ny aqy ihMdUaF ny
iewko ipafly ivwc pfxI pIqf . ihMdU muslmfnF nUM iqlk lf rhy
sn aqy muslmfn ihMdUaF nUM iqlk lf rhy sn. Aus josL nUM dyK
ky mfielz jriln ny, ijhny afp jlUs vyiKaf, alfhfbfd bYNk dI
iemfrq afhlUvflIaf ktry dy ivwc hYgI, EQy bYT ky dyiKaf sI,
Auhny gvrnr nUM irport kIqI ik mYnUM bgLfvq dy afsfr njLr af
rhy ny. ies krky AuWproN hukm hoieaf ik qusIN iehnF donF nUM
PVH lE, zf: ikclU aqy zf: sqpfl nUM. ieh vI Aus jlUs ivwc
sLfiml sn. aqy iehnF iehnF dy asr nfl ieh bgLfvq PLYlfeI jf
rhI hY. ijs vyly iehnF nUM igRPLqfr kr ilaf igaf, lokF nUM
pqf lwgf ds apRYl nUM svyry ds vjy , igafrF vjy sLihr dy
bhuq sfry log iekwTy ho ky izptI kimsLnr dI koTI jf ky kihx
ik iehnF nUM Cwz idE. EQy sI:afeI:zI ny jriln nUM ieqlfh
idwqI. cunFic iewk dsqf, klFgVI ipMz hYgf ijhVf, EQy iewk
Cotf pul sI, iehdy AuWqy AuhnF nUM KVf kr idwqf, aqy lokF
nUM ikhf ik awgy jfx dI iejfjLq nhIN idwqI jfvygI. ijEN hI
lokF ny nfhry vgYrf lfey, aqy awgy vDx dI koisLsL kIqI,
AuhnF ny golI clf idwqI. cfr pMj afdmI mfry gey, ds bfrF
jLKLmI ho gey. iesdf nqIjf ieh hoieaf ik lok lfsLF cuwk ky
sLihr ivwc lY gey. lokF ivwc aYnf guwsf sI ik rsqy dy ivwc
nYsLnl bYNk afPL ieMzIaf, ijhVf awj kwl cfrtz bYNk hY, iewk
alFieMs bYNk huMdf sI, ijhVf afhlUvflIaf ktVy dI purfxI
mfrikt hY dy kony qy, iehnF bYNkF ivwc kMm kr rhy aMgryjLF
nUM mfr idwqf aqy bYNkF dy gudfm luwt ley. mYN Aus vyly
KLflsf kflj dy ivwc pVHdf sF. CuwtIaF dy idn sn aqy asIN
isvl lfien dy ivwc sMq rfm cylf df bfgL hY, EQy pVHx afAuNdy
sI. iewQy rOlf ipaf ik sLihr ivwc luwt pY geI hY. asIN cly
gey, sLihr jf ky dyiKaf ik ijhVf alfieMs bYNk df sfihb hY,
AuhnuM mfr ky koTy qoN qIsrI mMijLl qoN bfjLfr ivwc suwitaf
hoieaf hY aqy Aus nUM awg lf idwqI aqy gudfm luwt ky hr
sLKLs ijs df dfa lwgf kwpVy luwt ky iljf rhy ny GrF nUM. ies
qrHF mflUm hoieaf ijvyN aMgryjLF df rfj nhIN irhf. ieh hflq
ds, igafrF apRYl qwk cwldI rhI.
13 apRYl nUM mfrsLl lfa df aYlfn kIqf igaf, iksy ny suixaf,
iksy ny nhIN suixaf. ieMny nUM PLOj af geI, jnrl zfier dI,
ik iewQy amn cYn kfiem krnf hY. sLfm dy vyly pqf lwgf ik
jwilHaF vfly bfgL ivwc iewk bVy vwzy jlsy df aYlfn kIqf igaf
hY. ieh ivsfKI df idn sI. drbfr sfihb ivwc bhuq lok ipMzF
ivwcoN afey hoey sn. lwKF dI qYdfd ivwc ivsfKI dy idn iekwTy
ho jFdy aOr jwilHaFvflf bfgL ikAuNik nyVy sI, keI Bly lok
mwQf tyk ky afrfm krn leI EQy af gey. AuhnF nUM pqf hI nhIN
sI ik iewQy jlsf hY. Auh vI iewQy ‘krfAUz’ ivwc sLfiml ho
gey. mYN vI Aus vyly ividafrQI sI. mYnUM vI pqf lwgf ik EQy
jlsf hY. asIN vI soicaf ik clo EQy qmfsLf vyKdy hF. ieMnI
smJ qF ijLafdf hY nhIN sI, lyikn jdoN mYN aMdr jfx lwgf qF
myry qoN iewk imMt pihlF aMdr PLOj dfKLl ho rhI sI. aOr
AuhnF ny Cotf ijhf rsqf hY, sfrf iqMn Puwt cOVf jilHaFvfly
bfgL df,aOr sfnUM ispfhIaF ny aMdr nhIN jfx idwqf aqy golIaF
cwlxIaF sLurU ho geIaF aqy bhuq sfry lokF dI afvfjL afeI ik
ieh PLokI ey- ieh JUTI jy, ieh afvfjL mYN suxI. mYnUM
ikAuNik jwilHaF vfly bfgL dy dUsry rsqy vI afAuNdy sn. mYN
drbfr sfihb vfly pfsy ijhVf gurU rfmdfs srfey vwloN afeIey,
awj kwl bRhm bUtf aKfVy df bfjLfr hY, Aus pfisEN rsqy df pqf
sI, EDr jfx lwigaf. ajy ds kdm awgy igaf hovFgf ik KLUn nfl
lwQ pwQ lok bfhr afAuxy sLurU ho gey. iPLr pqf lwgf ik golI
cwlI ey. iPLr asIN Gr af gey. Gr af ky mYN ajy bYiTaf hI sI
ik myry mfipaF nuM qF pqf hI nhIN lwigaf ik ikwQy igaf,
lyikn AuhnF df aijhf iKLafl sI ik mYN jwilHaFvfly bfgL
jfvFgf, myrf iewk jmfqI pMzq dOlq rfm visLsLt myrI glI ivwc
rihMdf sI. Auh gLrIb afdmI sI. AusdI mF roNdI af geI ik myry
puwqr nUM golI lwgI ey. hux mYnUM Auh kihx lwgI ik Ausdf
ielfj krfE. myrf Auh ijgrI dosq sI. mYN AuhnUM ikhf ik cwl
mYN mhwly ivwc Plfxy Plfxy zfktr nUM jfxdf hF qy mYN qYnUM
EQy lY cwldf hF. mYN AusnUM lY igaf, zf: eIsLr dfs BftIaf
kol ijhVy Aus vyly pqf lwgf ik ielfj kr rhy sn. EQy jf ky
pqf lwgf ik Auh iksy hor afdmI dI golI kwZx bfhr gey hoey
sn. iewk hor zfktr afpxf vfikPL sI, AuhnF koTy qoN hI afvfjL
dy idwqI. iehnF ny dyiKaf ik ieh cwl iPLr qF skdf hY. iehny
ikhf ik mYN curfsI atfrI iksy hor afdmI dI jfn bcfxI hY,
qusIN myry nfl af jfAu, EQy ies dy pwtI kr idaFgy. asIN
donyN Auhdy nfl cly gey. curfsI atfrI df PLfslf sI. rsqy
ivwc lok bVy Gbrfey hoey sn. lyikn zfktr ikdfr nfQ bVy
hONsly vflf afdmI sI. EQy ijs vyly gey qy ijhdI golI kwZI,
Auh mr igaf. PLyr zfktr sfihb vfps af gey, iehdI pwtI kr
idwqI aqy kih idwqf ik golI aMdr nhIN hY, TIk ho jfvygf.
cunFic afpxf qjrbf ieh dyiKaf ik PLlfxf dosq mr igaf, iksy
hor dosq df lVkf mr igaf, rOlf ijLafdf pY igaf. PLyr dUsry
idn iblukl cuwp ho geI, PLOj ny gsLq sLurU kr idwqI aqy
sKLqI df aflm ieh ho igaf ik KLflsf kflj asIN pVHdy sF, sfzy
sfry bfeIsfeIikl jLbq kr ley gey ik koeI bfeIsfeIikl nhIN
clf skdf. sfzf ipRMsIpl vfdn sI. asIN sLihr dy ividafrQI do
-do, iqMn-2 sO asIN kflj iks qrHF atYNz krIey jdoN sfzy
bfeIsfeIikl hI jLbq ho gey. Auh sfzy nfl awgy lwg ky
bfeIsfeIikl qy CfAuxI igaf aqy jnrl zfier koloN iejfjLq lY
idwqI ik KLflsf kflj dy ividafrQI bfeIsfeIikl qy af jf skdy
hn. PLyr pqf lwgf ik aMgryjLF dI iewk mIitMg hoeI hY ijs dy
ivwc vfdn sfihb gey aqy EQy bhuq sfry aMgryjLF ny slfh idwqI
hY. ieh mfrsLl lfa qoN pihlF sLfied sI jF iewk dm bfad ivwc,
ik lokF ny bfj nhIN afAuxf, iewQy hvfeI jhfjL nfl bMbfrI
kIqI jfey. mYnUM ijwQoN qwk pqf lwgf mYN vfdn sfhb qoN qsdIk
vI kIqI ik AuhnF ny ikhf sI ik agr drbfr sfihb nUM kuJ ho
igaf qF iswK kOm sfrI Aumr kdy vI quhfnUM muafPL nhIN krygI
aqy ieh KLqrnfk gwl nf krnf. cunFic vfdn sfihb dy kihx qy
ieh blf tl geI aOr ies gwl df ishrf mYN smJdf hF ik vfdn
sfihb dy isr jFdf hY.
hux iehdy bfad amn sLFqI ho geI. sKLqI df dOr sLurU ho igaf.
PVo PVI sLurU ho geI. lokF nUM ijs vyly pqf lwgf ik qlfsLIaF
hoxgIaF, ijhVf corI df kwpVf aqy bYNk ‘c lwut ky ilafey,
aYny lok zry hoey sn ik ijnHF ny nvyN Qfn afpxy KrIdy hoey,
AuhnF vI qlfsLI qoN zrdy sfiraF, Auh vI Qfn bfjLfrF dy ivwc
iswt idqy. puils cuwk ky lY geI. dihsLq bhuq PYlI hoeI sI.
igRPLqfrIaF bhuq ho geIaF sn. iewQoN qwk ik vkIlF dy nfm
rijstr ho gey, iehnF dI pryz hoxI sLurU hoeI ik kMpnI bfgL
ivwc ds vjy iekwTy hovo. Auh smJdy sn ik vkIl ijhVy hn, ieh
ijLafdf kOmpRsq hn, aqy pRcfr ieh pVHy ilKy krvfAuNdy, iehnF
AuWqy vI QoVHI bhuq sKLqI hoeI. lyikn awT ds idn bfad kuJ
Twl pY igaf. mfrsLl lfa dy bfad mhInf Br dihsLq df aflm
irhf. buwgf cODrI, rqo PVy gey, iehnF qy kql dy mukwdmy,
luwt mfr dy mukwdmy, pihlF iehnF nUM PLFsI dI sjLf hoeI sI,
kfly pfxI, PLyr pMizq moqI lfl nihrU , sI:afr:dfs vgYrf
iewQy afey, AuhnF dy dKLl nfl aqy pMzq mflvIaf dy dKLl nfl ,
ijhVy Aus vyly sYNtrl asYNblI dy mYNbr sn, AuhnF dI sjLf
Aumr kYd ivwc bdl idwqI geI. ieh ivcfry KLfsf arsf kfly pfxI
ivwc rhy aqy ijs vyly ieh ibmfr ho gey iehnF nUM mulqfn jylH
ivwc ilaFdf igaf aqy vIh sfl bfad iehnF dI irhfeI hoeI. hux
ikAuNik myry iehnF nfl sMbMD kfPLI nyVy dy ho gey sn aqy ijs
vyly 1947 ivwc afjLfdI af geI qF mYN dyiKaf ik iehnF
ivcfiraF nUM qF koeI puwCdf hI nhIN. ijs qrHF afm huMdf hY
ik kurbfnI krn vfly ipWCy suwty gey aqy keI ijs qrHF gwzI
luwt ky awgy af jFdy ny Auh awgy af gey, AuhnF ny Kwdr dy
jfmy pihn ley, AuhnF ny mYNbriswLpF kFgrs dIaF hfisl kr
leIaF. ieh nhIN ik sfry ies qrHF dy sn, pr kuC afdmI ijhVy
bhuq bhuq cqur sn AuhnF ny nfjfiejL PLfiedy AuTfAux KLfiqr
afpxy afp nUM mYNbrI leI pysL kr idwqf.
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