gwzI awgy qor, nhIN qF goÜI afeI!

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nfrovfl rylvy plyt Pfrm df sIn bhuq hI zrfAuxf sI. plytPfrm ‘qy hiQafrbMd hjUm ies gwzI dI ieMqËfr ivwc ÉVHf sI. luwtx qy kqlo-gfrq leI pUrf iqafr sI. AunHF dy roNa qoN sfP nËr afAuNdf sI ik ies gwzI dI luwt aqy vwZ-tuwk krn leI Auh pihlF hI pUry sUicq sn. …
… suixaf sI ik afÉrI mOky Aus ny ipsqOl qfx ky ikhf ik gwzI awgy qor, nhIN qF golI afeI afeI …
… ieh jdoN dI gwl hY Aus vyly mYN CyvIN ivwc Kflsf skUl, bfby dI byr, isaflkot, pVHdf sI. bfby dI byr ieiqhfsk gurduvfrf hY. gurU nfnk dyv jI ies jgHf ‘qy afey sn. byrI ijs hyT Auh bYTy sn, aYn gurduvfrf sfihb dy sfhmxy hY. AunHF ny nyVly iewk guMbd ‘c cflIsf (cflI idnF iÈlf) kr rhy muslmfn pIr hmjf gONs df Brm qoiVaf sI. grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF ipMz (guMnF klF, qihsIl qy iËlf isaflkot) ivwc hI bIq rhIaF sn.
pMdrHF agsq, 1947 nUM Bfrq afËfd qy pfiksqfn hoNd ivwc af igaf. dyÈ df qrMgf lfl ikly qy JUlx lwg ipaf aqy nfl hI pMjfb dy btvfry dy ihrdyvydk qy duKdfeI ÉUnI GtnfkRm ÈurU ho igaf. ijwQy kdI ipafr dI vMJlI vwjdI sI Aus dI iPËf ivwc Ëihr Gul geI. afËfdI dI jnm pIV ijhVI pMjfb qy pMjfbIaF nUM afpxy ipMizaf ‘qy sihxI peI Auh Èfied hI iksy hor nUM sihxI peI hovy. ‘jo sfË sy inklI sB ny sunI, jo qfr py guËrI iks ko pqf’. dohF pfisaF dy isafsI mOkfpRsqF qy mËhbI jnUMnIaF dy BVHkfey vihÈI guMzy mfsUmF ‘qy tuwt pey. mËhb dy nF ‘qy amfnvI kfry kIqy gey. dohF pfisaF dy ieh aMsr luwt qy ijnsI hvs Éfqr aMnHy boly ho gey sn. lutyry guMizaF ny byrok-tok pMjfb dy siBafcfr, ieËq afbrU dy afhU lfh idwqy. 1947 ipwCoN jnmI puÈq nUM Aus smyN dIaF ihrdyvydk, lhU iBwjIaF GtnfvF - kqlo gfrq, AuDfly, luwtmfr qy jbr jnfh dIaF gwlF Èfied iksy hor dyÈ dIaF hI gwlF lwgdIaf hox, pr ijnHF ny ieh afpxy ipMzy ‘qy hMZfeIaF, AunHF nUM kdI Auh Buwl nhIN skdIaF. hux vI Aus hOlnfk kFz nUM Xfd kridaF ihrdy kMb AuWTdy hn.
iPrkU qxfa kfrn aYqkIN grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF ivwc nfnky inMdoky nhIN sI jf sikaf.
jUn-julfeI-agsq dI aiq dI grmI ivwc aMbF, bohVF, ipwplF dIaF CFvF hyT bYTIaF vwizaF dI ZfxIaF dI gwlF suxn df kMn rs ieho ijhy BYa gRsq mfhOl ivwc kudrqI huMdf hY. kwly dukwly kqlF, Cury bfËIaF, sfV-PUk qy lIzrF dy ibafnF ‘qy crcf suxidaF sB dy mn dihly pey sn. ipMz isaflkot qoN Cy ku mIl ‘qy sI. AuWQy lwgIaF awgF dy AuWTdy DUeyN koiTaF qoN sfP idKfeI idMdy sn.
luhfr rMby, dfqIaF, cOE, Pfly bnfAux dI QF qy blmF, tkUey aqy gMzfsy bxfAux leI mjbUr ho gey sn. muwC Puwt gwBrUaF qoN lYky vwizaF qk hr koeI afpxy afp nUM hiQafrF nfl lYs kr irhf sI. iewk idn suixaf ik idn zuwbdy nfl zMgr cfrky muVidaF sfzy ipMz dy muMizaF ny iewk ispfhI nUM ikRpfn nfl pfr bulf idwqf hY. ispfhI bizafxf mwlHIaF (ieh ipMz afËfdI GulftIey jnrl mohn isMG df nfnkf ipMz hY) qoN isaflkot nUM sfeIkl ‘qy jf irhf sI. Aus dy moZy ‘qy rfeIÌl ltkfeI hoeI sI. iewk qyj qrfr muMzy ny rfeIPl Éfqr nfl dy muMzy koloN zFg Aus dy sfeIkl dy phIey ivwc aVfky Aus nUM zyg ilaf. izwgidaF hI, PurqI nfl ikrpfn nfl Aus dI DOx vwZ idwqI. Aus nUM qVÌdy nUM hI puÜ hyTly pfxI ivwc vgfh mfiraf qy rfeIÌl sFB leI. kMnsoaF nfl gwl sfry ipMz ivwc DuMm geI. puils vI afeI. pr hflfq hI kuwJ eydF dy sn. kuwJ nf bixaf. koeI mUMh nf KolHdf. kwÜy-dukwÜy kql dIaF axhoxIaF bfqF hr roË sux rhy sI.
iewk idn nyVly ipMz BroikaF df ËYldfr GoVI ‘qy bfpU jI (asIN afpxy bfp nUM bfpU jI kihMdy sI) nUM imlx afieaf. kuwJ icr gwl-bfq krdy rhy. eyny nUM idn iCp igaf. GoVI nUM sfzy mkfn dy KuwlHy psfr ivwc ilaf KVHf kIqf. kfTI dIaF dohF pfisaF dI KurjIaF nUM kfrqUsF nfl Br idwqf igaf. Cotf sI gwl smJ nf peI. ieh kI ho irhf hY? ipwCoN pqf lwgf ik bfpU jI ny afpxI rfeIÌl lwDyvfl vVYc afpxy sFZU sUbydfr myjr s[ Bfg isMG vVYc kol rwKI hoeI sI jdoN Auh POj ivwc sn. AunHF kol pey kfrqUs ikhVy kMm. ies leI Auh jYldfr sfihb lY gey.
TIkrI pYhry lwgdy sn. hmly aqy rwiKaf dIaF skImF ‘qy crcy cwldy. pr bËurg DIrj, isafxp aqy dUr aMdyÈI qoN kMm lYx dy mÈvry idMdy. aÌvfhF dy bËfr pUry grm sn. rfq df smF aiq df iBafnk huMdf. Bfa jI guridafl rfq nUM brCf qy ikrpfn lY TIkrI pihry qy jFdy vyKdf huMdf sI. rfq nUM do iqMn vfr dohF pfisaF qoN jYkfiraF dy jvfb ivwc awlHf hU akbr aqy Xf alI dy nfhry gUMjdy suxy. idn pRqI idn qxfa vwDdf jf irhf sI. ies siQqI ivwc bËurg, ËnfnIaF qy bwicaF dIaF rfqF jodVIaF kridaF lMGdIaF. rfq awKF ivwc hI guËrdI.
iewk idn aPvfh PYl geI ik awj rfq nUM bfhrly muslmfn atYk krngy. ipMz dy muslmfn iswK jwtF qoN BYa KFdy sn. pr vylf tpfAux leI bwicaF qy jnfnIaF nUM eyDr AuWDr kr dyx df plYn bx igaf. gvFZI ipMz Broky sfrf hI iswKF df ipMz sI. sfzI mfsI krqfr kOr dI mMgxI ies ipMz ivwc ho cuwkI hoeI sI. ieh irÈqf vI bfpU jI ny hI krfieaf hoieaf sI. sfzy swky qy asIN Broky jf rhy. rfq dy hnyry ivwc sfry lok eyDr AuWDr isr lukf ky vsyby kr rhy sn.
dohF pfisaF dy dfnÈvr vzyiraF ny imlky ielfky dI amn kmytI vI bxfeI hoeI sI. sB df iKafl sI ik ieh qxfa QoVy icr df hI hY. dohF pfisaF dIaF srkfrF CyqI hI hflfq qy kfbU pf lYxgIaF. afbfdI qbfdlf phuMcfAux leI isaflkot qoN hr roË iewk tryn Byjx df pRbMD afiÉr kr idwqf. pihlI gwzI ivwc jfx qoN sB iJwjkdy sn. ieh iewk vwzI duibDf bxI hoeI sI. aPvfhF sn ik ÈihroN bfhr iljfky gwzI luwtI vwZI jfeygI. vKqF mfiraF nUM ÌYslf lYxf hI pYxf sI. sB Gfty vfDy socidaF-kYNpF dIaF muÈklF qy BuMjy imwtI ‘c ruldy pirvfrF Éfqr kOVf Guwt Brnf ipaf. isaflkot qoN nfrovfl nUM jfx vflI ies pihlI gwzI ivwc byGry idl qkVf kr svfr ho gey. idnF df Pyr hI kihxf cfhIdf hY. GrF vfly byGry bxy pey sn.
gwzI dy nfl rlIimlI afrmI dI gfrd sI. gwzI sihmy qy duKI musfPrF nUM lY qurI. styÈnF koloN lMGidaF gwzI dI bfrIaF bMd rwKx dy hukm sn. gwzI ipafry Èihr isaflkot, gurduvfrf bfby dI byr, Kflsf skUl, mry kflj nUM hOlI hOlI Cwzx lwgI. bfby dI byr sfihb ivKy cyqr cONdy df mylf sfzy ielfky ivwc qrnqfrn dI mwisaf vFg mÈhUr sI. cOdF cyq dI awDI rfqoN, qfiraF dI loa ‘c, iewk gulfm dys dy lok GrF qoN qur pYNdy sn. hwsdy Kyzdy, qury jFdy lok pUry afËfd mihsUs krdy. iksy nUM koeI zr nhIN sI lwgdf. awj dyÈ afËfd hY. pr lok zry hoey hn, AujfVy dI ies hoxI nUM kos rhy sn. rOxkF vflf kFgly pfrk df KuwlHf Kyz mYdfn awj AujfV bixaf ipaf sI. eysy mYdfn ivwcoN iËly dIaF sflfnf KyzF ivwc sfzy ipMz dI rwsy dI tIm iqMn sfl lgfqfr rwsy df kwp ijwqky iljFdI rhI sI. Bly smyN ivwc gwzI jdoN pUrn dy bfg koloN lMGdI huMdI sI qF isaflkotIey kflI dfs dy bYNq gux guxfAuxoN nhIN sn rih skdy. awj Auh apxwq tuwt rhI lwg rhI sI.
sfzf ipMz, guMnF klF, isaflkot-nfrovfl-zyrf bfbf nfnk-aMimRqsr rylvy lfeIn ‘qy pihlf rylvy styÈn sI, ipMz qoN awDy ku mIl ‘qy. eyQy gwzI QoVHI hOlI ËrUr hoeI pr rukI nf. sfzI qrsvIN Jfq ipMz qy peI. gurduvfry df inÈfn sfihb afpxI sMgq qoN ivjoigaf, afpxI inrflI Èfn pr iewk Jory nfl JUm irhf sI. gurduvfry df bohV bhuq hI Audfs lwgf. Audfs hoxf hI sI. AunHF dIaF TMzIaF CfvF mfnx vfly awj gwzIEN AuWqrky Aus dI CF nhIN sn mfx skdy. gwzI afAux vyly dIaF styÈn dIaF pihly vflIaF rOxkF gfieb sn. styÈn qy hrI JMzI PVI bfrU eIsfeI KVHf nËrIN ipaf. awj Auh gwzI nUM nhIN afpxy iswK srdfrF nUM hrI JMzI nfl alivdf kih irhf sI. awj Aus dy srdfr kYptn sfvn isMG, nMbrdfr dIvfn isMG, hOldfr dIvfn isMG, jQydfr suMdr isMG…aqy Aus dy hfxI bcn bolf, qygf, pflf, cMnF, pUrn afid ‘coN koeI vI gwzI ‘coN nf AuWqiraf.
gwzI qurI jf rhI sI. BfrI bfrÈF dy bfvjUd vI sfrI bnspqI murJfeI aqy sogI lwg rhI sI. phfV vfly pfsy dy Auh Kyq ijwQy kdI ipMzF dI kOzI dy ByV huMdy vyKdy huMdy sI. awj suMn-msfn lwg rhy sn. sfzy ipMz dy kOizafl cfcf gfbI qy grbly vfly ÈPI, nbI dIaF DOlF qy jwiPaF dy idRÈ awKF ‘coN lMG gey. eyQy hI iewk kihMdy khfAuNdy muslmfn DfvI (jhfj) aÈrÌ nUM joigMdr (pfeIlft) ny zwikaf sI. dMd kQf cwl rhI sI ik awj vyKo jhfj nUM kOx zwkygf. moVf imilaf awj jhfj nUM rokx vflf pfeIlft vI afieaf hoieaf hY. jhfj TIk hI roikaf igaf.
gwzI awlVH phuMc geI. ieh Auh hI awlV hY ijwQy 1965 dI jMg ivwc Bfrq dIaF POjF awgy vDdIaF phuMcIaF sn. civMzf, psrUr, iklf soBf isMG, alIpur sYdF, mMjoky styÈnF coN dI gwzI ibnF ruikaF qurI geI. rsqy ivwc keI QFeIN - KyqF, rfhF, pgzMzIaF ‘c peIaF iewk iewk, do do lfÈF dy idl kMbfAU idRÈ vI nËrIN pey. ieh byksUry pqf nhIN ikhVI mnhUs GVI GrF ‘qoN inkly hoxgy. sB dy idl ihwly pey sI. iklf soBf isMG, alIpur seIdF qoN gwzI AuWqrky afpxy mfmy dI AuNglI PV bVy cfa nfl inMdoikaF nUM Bwijaf hI jFdf huMdf sI. AunHF rfhF nUM vyKky idl bhuq hI Audfs hoieaf. afpxy nfnikaF dy bcpn dy hfxIaF dIaF Xfdf dI lVI AudoN tuwtI jdoN gwzI nfrovfl af rukI.
nfrovfl rylvy plyt Pfrm df sIn bhuq hI zrfAuxf sI. plytPfrm ‘qy hiQafrbMd hjUm ies gwzI dI ieMqËfr ivwc ÉVHf sI. luwtx qy kqlo-gfrq leI pUrf iqafr sI. AunHF dy roNa qoN sfP nËr afAuNdf sI ik ies gwzI dI luwt aqy vwZ-tuwk krn leI Auh pihlF hI pUry sUicq sn. pfiksqfn puils qy pRÈfsn dI imlI Bugq dI iewk mUMh boldI qsvIr sI. Auh BuwKy qy KUnÉfr biGafVF vFg gwzI vfl Jfk rhy sn. ieh idRÈ zUMGf sihm pYdf kr irhf sI. AunHF dy hwQF ‘c brCy, gMzfsy, blmF qy bMdUkF sn. isaflkotoN qurn vyly dy qOKly swc hox jf rhy lwg rhy sn. mOq Aus GVI aYn sfhmxy KVHI nËr af rhI sI. zry sihmy lok jI iBafxy gwzI dIaF sItF hyT ilt gey. bfrIaF bMd kr leIaF geIaF. ieh jfn bcfAux dy qrly hI sn. sfh suwky pey sn. ieh sB kuwJ Aus mOky ibwlI vyK kbUqr df awKF mItxf lwgdf sI. KflI gwzI hox df pRBfv pYdf krn df iewk qrlf aqy afÉrI cfrf sI.
gwzI dy rukidaF sfr hI imlIjulI surwiKaf gfrd gwzI dy afly duafly rfeIÌlF qfxky Klo geI. knsoaF iml rhIaF sn ik muslmfn zrfeIvr qy gfrz pfiksqfnI pRÈfsn dy pRBfv hyT sI. Auh gwzI awgy nf qorn dy bhfny bxf rhy sn. eyQy hI gwzI KflI krfAuxI cfhuMdy sn. kihMdy ik ieh gwzI pfiksqfn dI hY, eyQy hI KflI kro, awgy rfvI qwk df iqMn cfr mIl df sÌr pYdl jfE. AunHF dI nIXq sfP nhIN sI. sikErtI nUM pqf sI ik ieh Pfslf rfvI diraf df kfCf hY. srkMizaf qy srvfV nfl awitaf, AuWcIaF nIvINaF QfvF vflf joÉmF Biraf pMD hY. pYdl kfÌly leI ies ‘coN lMGxf mohfl hoxf sI. surwiKaf dyxI vI aOKI sI. jy ikqy iksy BulyKy ivwc ies gwzI dy musfPr kfÌlf bxf pYdl cwl pYNdy qF rfh ivwc hI luwitaf qy vwiZaf jfxf sI. kuwJ nhIN sI bcxf. gwzI cflk qy lutyiraF dI iehI cfl sI.
pr ies pihlI gwzI dI surwiKaf gfrd df kYptn iswK sI. Aus ny siQwqI nUM pUrf BFp ilaf hoieaf sI. Aus ny gfrz dI koeI gwlI nf mMnI, aqy gfrz nUM ipsqOl dI nok ‘qy gwzI qorn leI JMzI dyx leI ikhf. suixaf sI ik afÉrI mOky Aus ny ipsqOl qfx ky ikhf ik gwzI awgy qor, nhIN qF golI afeI af, jF iPr hyTF AuWqr jf mYN afpy gwzI qorn df hukm dy idaFgf. afÉIr gwzI rfvI diraf dI hwd vwl srkI. koeI do GMty mOq qy jIvn ivwc ltkdy lokF dy ichiraf ‘qy rOxk prqI. rfvI dy pul qy nfrovfl ivcfly iewk Cotf ijhf styÈn jwsV afieaf. rylvy lfeIn dy dohIN pfsIN aOjVy rfhF ‘qy JfqI mfridaF idl dihlI jf rhy sn. gwzI hOlI hOlI cwldI afÉr afËfd Bfrq dI srhwd dy pfiksqfn vfly pfsy nfl ilaf KVHI kIqI. rfvI ‘qy bxy dohry pul hyTF rylvy lfeIn aqy AuWpr dI aMimRqsr-zyrf bfbf nfnk-nfrovfl-isaflkot sVk df puÜ bixaf hoieaf sI.
sB ny lwK lwK Èukr kIqf jdoN gwzI df ieMjn pul dy aYn nfl lwgky af ruikaf. svyr dI cwlI gwzI koeI pMj vjy dy krIb eyQy phuMcI. ies afÉrI pMD dy muwkidaF hI BuwKy ipafsy lokF dy ichiraf ‘qy QoVHI rOxk prqI. lok gwTVIaF cuwk pul pfr kr Bfrq dI DrqI ‘qy afÉIr af phuMcy. lok eyny idnF dy zr qy sihm dy mfhOl qoN Cutkfrf pf pUry suriKaq mihsUs krn lwgy. sunyhy iml rhy sn ik zyrf bfbf nfnk gurduvfry phuMco. AuWQy cfh pfxI dy lMgr dy pUry pRbMD hn. BuwKy ipafsy lokF ny pÈUaf qy mnuwKI lfÈF dy ZyrF ivcfilEN nwkF mUMhF awgy kwpVy rwK qur pey. ipafs buJfAux leI bdbU mfrdIaF CwpVIaF dy pfxI pIxy pey. jo sfzy nfl vrqfrf hoxo tilaf sI, Auh eyDroN jf rhy muslmfn kfÌly nfl vfpr cuwikaf hoieaf sI. QF QF lfÈF dy Zyr pey vyKy. Èfied ies krky hI nfrovfl styÈn ‘qy KVHy hjUm ny sfzy nfl vI Ausy qrHF hI krn dI DfrI hoeI sI. Aus BVkfht df hux aMdfËf lwg irhf sI. dohIN pfsIN krdy hor sn qy Brdy hor sn. iËMdgI dI eydUM vwzI ivzMbxf hor ikhVI ho skdI hY. dirMdgI BrI ieh siQwqI pMjfb dy ieiqhfs ‘qy iewk klMk sI, ijs nUM imtfAux leI sfnUM hor cyqMn qy sqrk hoxf peygf.
ÉYr Bry Gr Cwzky afey lok ‘jfn bcI lfKoN pfey’ nUM hI pRmfqmf dI imhr smJ Èukr kr rhy sn. bhuqy lok ies krky vI hONslf PV rhy sn, ikAuNik ieh hoxI sB nfl hI vfprI sI. jy ikqy kwÜy-dukwÜy nfl ieho ijhf Bfxf vriqaf huMdf qF Auh Èfied QFeyN hI ZyrI ho jFdf. ies qrHF socdy afpxy afp nUM idlfsf idMdy, ihMmq krky lok jIvn dy agly pVf qy iTwlH pey. puÜ qoN qurn lwigaF bfpU jI ny pUrI gVHkvIN POjI afvfË ivwc ivaMg aqy igly Bry roh ivwc ikhf, “hux qusIN pUry afËfd ho! afËfd ihMdusqfn ivwc ho! quhfzf koeI Gr-bfr, QF-itkfxf nhIN irhf; sB luwitaf-puwitaf igaf hY; sB bMDnF qoN mukqI iml geI hY; KuwlH ky afËfdI df afnMd mfxo; ijwDr mrËI, ijwDr icwq kry jf skdy ho; quhfnUM pUrn KuwlH aqy afËfdI hY….”
asIN zyrf bfbf nfnk rfq rhy qy iPr aMimRqsr Kflsf kflj ivwc lwgy kYNp ivwc phuMcy gey. ipwCy rih igaF dI ieMqËfr krnI sI. AunHF idnF ivwc gwzIaF PrI cwl rhIaF sn. ipwCy rih gey bMdy psrUr vflI sVk ‘qy bizafxf mwlIaF ivwc lwgy kYNp ivwc do idnF bfad phuMcy gey sn. Auh iPr kfÌly dy rUp ivwc pMdrHIN vIhIN idnIN rfvI dy puÜ qoN dI lMGy sn. Auh dwsdy sn ik agly idn hI muslmfnF ny sfzy Gr luwtxy ÈurU kr idwqy sn. AunHF dIaF awKF sfhmxy muslmfn kwpVy, ibsqry, BFzy-tINzy, dfxy qy nuvfrI plMG ZoeI jf rhy sn. ipwCy rhy myry qfey dy puwq Brf srdfrf isMG ny dwisaf ik awKF sfhmxy huMdI ieh luwt vyKI nhIN sI jFdI. awKF hI mItIxIaF pYNdIaF sn. lfcfrI sI. afpxI jfn bcfAuxI hI Aus vyly vwzI smwisaf bxI hoeI sI. pYdl afey ipMz dy bMidaF dIaF kÈtF BrIaF muÈklF sux sux hor vI rONgty KVHy huMdy. iKafl afAuNdf hY muV ieho ijhf Bfxf ikqy vI aqy kdI vI nf vfpry. mOkfpRsq isafsI lok tldy qF nhIN, koiÈÈF ËrUr kr rhy hn, pr lwgdf hux Auh kdI vI sÌl nhIN hoxgy. pMjfb dy lok do ÉUnI dOrF ‘coN lMG cuwky hn. hux qy AunHF nUM awgoN nfloN iËafdf smJdfr qy sUJvfn ho jfxf cfhIdf hY.