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- igafnI sMqoK isMG afstRylIaf

vYsy Bfrq dIaF afËfdI ipCoN pihlIaF coxF ivc, pYpsU aMdr akflIaF ny cox ijwq ky, ihMd ivwc pihlI nfn kFgrs srkfr bxfAux df mfx hfsl kIqf sI qy iesdf pihlf muK mMqrI s[ igan isMG rfVyvfÜf nUM bxfieaf sI pr pMizq nihrU ny Dwky nfÜ hI ies srkfr nUM qoVky gvrnrI rfj kr idqf sI qy mgroN 1956 ivwc ies mfmUlI ijhI iswK bhu sMmqI vfÜy sUby nUM qoV ky ihMdU bhu sMmqI vfly sUby pMjfb ivwc imÜf ky akflIaF dI bolqI bMd kr idqI sI. “nf nwk rhy qy qy nf mwKI bhy. “nf iswK bhu sMmqI iksy QF rhy qy nf hI akflI iewk kFgrs dI agvfeI vfÜy iewk Cwqr rfj nUM kdI cYilMj kr skx.
afËfdI ipCoN akflI Twgy gey mihsUs krn lwgy. kuwJ qF idl hfr ky kFgrs ivwc Èfml ho gey qy kuwJ mfstr jI dI agvfeI hyT pMQk afËfd hsqI leI jdo jihd krdy rhy. sFJIaF coxF hox krky akflI iswKF dI, dyÈ dy isafsI qy srkfrI hlikaF ivwc puwC dws jFdI rhI. rihMdI ksr afrIaf smfj dI agvfeI hyT pMjfb dy ihMdUaF dI iPrkfpRsqI ny pUrI kr idqI jo ik iswK duÈmxI ivwc eyQoN qwk cly gey ik afpxI mF bolI pMjfbI qoN vI ieh mMn ky munkr ho gey ik ieh iswKF dI bolI hY; BfvyN ik hryk ivafkqI ieh gwl jfxdf hY ik pMjfbIaF dI mF bolI pMjfbI qoN ibnf hor kyhVI ho skdI hY! idlcsp vfikaf ies bfry, iewk Éud bIiqaf vfikaf, ipRMsIpl knheIaf lfl kpUr, jo ik pMjfbI, ihMdI AurdU, aMgRyËI dy ivdvfn ilKfrI hoey ny, dwsdy ny ik iewk vfr AuhnF ny iewk Pfrm Br ky srkfrI krmcfrI nUM PVfieaf. mfq BfÈf vfÜy Éfny ivwc kpUr jI ny pMjfbI ilK idqI. bfrI ipCy bYTy bfbU ny hYrfnI nfÜ ‘ikMqU’ kIqf qF kpUr jI ny afiKaf, “sux bfbU, myrI mF pMjfbx sI qy awgoN Ausny ivafh vI pMjfbI KwqrI nfÜ krvfieaf sI. qy AuhnF dohF pMjfbI KwqrIaF dy Gr mY vI pMjfb ivwc hI jMimaf sI. qUM dws ik myrI mF bolI iPr cInI jF jfpfnI ikvyN ho skdI hY!”aYsy hflfq ivwc akflI soc vfÜy iswKF dI koeI gwl qF hI bx skdI sI jykr isafsI Gyrf bMdI krky koeI aijhf ielfkf AulIikaf jfvy ijQy iswKF dI bhu sMmqI hovy. isDf qF iswK bhusMmqI vfÜf sUbf mMigaf nhI sI jf skdf. ies leI pMjfbI bolI dy afDfr qy sUby dI mMg akflIaF vwloN ÈurU hoeI. afKr lMmI jdo jihd ipCoN, 1 nvMbr 1966 nUM, iewk tuwtf Bwjf ijhf sUbf, mOjUdf pMjfb dy rUp ivwc bxfAux leI, ihMd srkfr nUM ilafAux leI keI kfrnF krky, mjbUr hoxf hI ipaf. idwlIAuN ig[ gurmuK isMG musfPr nUM iesdf muK mMqrI bxf ky Byijaf igaf ijsdI agvfeI hyT mfrc 1967 dIaF coxF hoeIaF qy nf kyvl kFgrs pfrtI hI bhu sMmqI pRfpq krn ivwc asÌl rhI blik iesdf lIzr, muK mMqrI ig[ gurmuK isMG musfÌr vI, aMimRqsr dy pwCmI hlky ivcoN, swjy kimAUinst, kfmryz swqpfl zFg dy hwQoN hfr igaf. sMq Ìiqh isMG jI dI agvfeI hyT, ÈRomxI akflI dl ny ieh coxF qkrIbn sfrIaF hI kFgrs ivroDI pfrtIaF nfÜ, sItF dI aYzjYstmYt krky, kFgrs dy iÉlfÌ lVIaF sn. jdoN cox pRcfr df smf smfpq hoieaf qF sMq jI akflI afgUaF dI, iehnF coxF dOrfn ivKfeI geI svfrQI ibrqI qoN qMg af ky, guwsy nfÜ buZy jOhV (gMgfngr) af gey. mYnUM EhnI idnIN EQy dy ividafly dy sMgIq tIcr nUM klfsIkl gurmiq sMgIq dI aglyrI isiKaf dyx vfsqy Byijaf igaf hoieaf sF. myrI styjI Xogqf qoN pRBfvq ho ky sMq jI mYnUM afpxy nfÜ hI lY afey qy cuwp cfp af ky gMgfngr dy nyVy, sYNtrl gurduafrf 19 ËYz, ivKy af ky itk gey. pMjfb dIaF coxF dy nqIjy inklxy ÈurU hoey. jlMDr styÈn dy pRdyÈk smfcfr builtn qoN asIN sux rhy sF. sMq jI iekwly hI sn qy koÜ isrP mY hI sI hor koeI nhI sI. iewk qoN bfad iek, vfrI vfrI sItF dy nqIjy afAuxy ÈurU hoey. sMq jI nqIijaF qoN mfXUs ijhy hoeI jfx. dhfikaF dIaF kurbfnIaF ipCoN bxfey gey sUby ivwc hI akflIaF nUM bhusMmqI nf imÜ skI. morcy dOrfn sMq jI dy nfÜ sV mrn leI iqafr ‘ijMdf ÈhIdF’ ivcoN vI iqMn jxy cox hfr gey. hlkf ibafs qoN sMq jI dy sB qoN vD ivÈvfÈ pfqr, j[ jIvn isMG AumrfnMgl dy hfr jfx dI jdoN Ébr afeI ik EQoN kFgrsI, j[ sohx isMG jlfl Ausmf, afpxy inkt ivroDI zf[ krqfr isMG dOlonMgl nUM hrf ky ijq gey hn qF sMq jI boly, “sfzf jQydfr inkt ivroDI vI nhI bx sikaf!”
idlcsp gwl ieh hoeI ik jdoN hI ÉbrF pVHn vfÜI bIbI ny ieh Aucfiraf, “hux kFgrs nUM bhumwq prfpq krn leI eynIaF sItF hor ijwqxIaF pYxgIaF. “sMq jI ny afiKaf, “hux kFgrs nUM bhumwq ivwc afAux qoN rokx leI bfkI sfrIaF sItF sfnUM ijwqxIaF pYxgIaF. “hYrfnI hovygI ieh jfxky ik AusqoN bfad kFgrs nUM iewk vI sIt pRfpq nhI hoeI. rihMdIaf sItF sfrIaF hI akflI lY gey. kuwl 104 sItF ivcoN - 24 ÈRomxI akflI dl, 2 mfstr akflI dl, 48 kFgrs, 3 rIpbilkn, 5 swjy qy 3 Kwby kimAUinst, 9 jn sMGI, 9 afËfd, 1 sM[ so[ pf[ nUM sItF imÜIaF. srkfr bxfAux leI 53 mYbrF dI loV sI. sMq jI kihx lwgy, “jy awj sfzy ivwc igafnI krqfr isMG huMdf qF asIN srkfr bxf skdy sI. mY ajy ies gwl qy afpxy mn hI mn ivcfr hI kr irhf sF ik ieh ikwdF ho skdf hY; qy sMq jI boly, “jy mY EQy huMdf qF vI asIN srkfr bxf lYxI sI. myry sMGoN ieh gwl Auqry nf. mY qF ikqfbI qy aÉbfrI igafn hI srkfr bxn bxfAux bfry rwKdf sF; pRYktl kI huMdf hY, ieh jfxy myrI bÜf! socF ipMz dI pMcfieq qoN lY ky dyÈ dI pfrlImYt qwk kFgrs df kbjf. kONsl ivwc iewk vI akflI mYbr nhI. ies qoN ielfvf hux qwk qF eyhI vyKdy afey sF ik akflI qy hor ijwq ky kFgrs ivwc jFdy sn; kdI koeI kFgrs vwloN ijwq ky akflIaF vwl nhI sI afieaf. ieh ikvyN ho skdf hY 24 srkfr bxf jfx qy 48 mUMh vyKdy rih jfx! eysy dOrfn ropV qoN ijqx vfÜf iewk akflI bldyv isMG qy smfxy qoN ijwqx vfÜf afËfd Bjn lfl kFgrs ivwc jf vVy qy ies qrHF kFgrsIaF dI igxqI aTqfÜI qoN pMjfh ho geI akflI 23 rih gey.
qFhIAuN agly idn kI ipaf vyKdf hF ik pMjfb qoN qkrIbn sfry nvy cuxy akflI mYbr, muKI akflI afgU afid rOlf pfAuNdy, sYNtrl gurduafrf AunI ËYz vwl nUM vhIrF GwqI iewk dUjy nUM pCfVdy hoey cly af rhy hn. iewk idn qy iewk rfq sMqF dIaf lwqF nUM cMbVy rhy qy bynqIaF krI jfx sMqF nUM pRyrn leI ik Auh pMjfb cwlx qy jf ky gMZ qrup krky kFgrs ivroDI srkfr bxfAux.
afKr sMq jI vfr vfr kIqIaF jf rhIaF bynqIaF mMn ky, AuhnF dy awgy lwg ky qur pey qy ieh sfrf kfÌlf KMny ivKy, s[ mihMdr isMG KMnf dy Gr af zyry lf bYTf. iPr ÈurU hoeI sfry kFgrs ivroDI mYbrF nUM iekwTy krn dI muihm. 23+2+9+5+3+3+1+7+=53 mYbr iekwTy kr ley gey. iewk KflI kfgË Aupr AuhnF dy dsqÉq lY ley gey. Aus kfgË dy Aupr Cwzy gey KflI QF Aupr bfad ivwc gvrnr nUM dyx vfÜI icwTI dI iebfrq ilK leI geI. ieh dsqÉqF vfÜF kfgË myry koÜ sI. bfkI dsqÉqF qoN qF mY sfiraF dI pCfx kr leI pr iewk nF dI mYnUM pCfx nf afvy ik Auh kyhVf swjx hY. kfrn ieh sI ik Ausny afpxy nF dy ipCy goq vI ilKI sI jo ik Aus dy nF nfÜ myry suxn ivwc nhI sI pihlF kdy afeI. qy AuqoN hor isqm ieh ik Ausny afpxy nF dy ivckfhy ijhy pYx vfÜI ‘ky’ dy QF ‘sI’ awKr aMgRyËI df vriqaf hoieaf sI. iewk swjx nUM mY puC ilaf ik ieh iksdf nF hoieaf myrI smJ ivwc nhI af irhf. kudrqIN Auh swjx Éud afp hI sn; s[ pRkfÈ isMG mjITf. myry hYrfnI prgt krn qy AuhnF dwisaf ik AuhnF dI goq igwl hY qy Auh afpxy dsqÉq krn smy hmyÈF afpxI goq df nF vrqdy hn qy ‘ky’ dy QF ‘sI’ hI ilKdy hn, dsqÉq krn smy.
ijvyN ik rfjsI pfrtIaF ivwc afm pRYkits hI hY; pfrtI lIzr, ijsny Pyr muK mMqrI bxnf sI, cuxn dy aiDkfr dl dy pRDfn, sMq Ìiqh isMG jI, nUM sONp idqy gey. sMq jI ny afpxy kmry ivwc iekwly iekwly aYm[ aYl[ ey[ nUM swd ky AuhnF dI gupq rfie puCI ik iksnUM lIzr bxfieaf jfvy. hryk ny pihlF afKxf, “ijsnUM mrjI hY bxf idE. “Pyr puCx qy afKxf, “mYnUM bxf idE. “qIjI vfrI jor dy ky puCx qy Pyr iewk df nF lY dyxf. s[ hjfrf igwl dI rfie s[ hrcrn isMG huizafrf dy hwk ivwc qy s[ krnYl isMG mrHVI dI s[ lCmx isMG igwl dy hwk ivwc sI qy bfkI qkrIbn sfiraF dI jsits gurnfm isMG dy hwk ivwc sI. so sMq Ìiqh isMG jI ny sMq cMnx isMG jI nUM dws idqf qy AuhnF ny awgoN sfrf kuwJ rsmI qOr qy aml ivwc lY aFdf. mukdI gwl ik sMq cMnx isMG jI (pRDfn ÈRomxI gu[ pR[ kmytI) dI pRDfngI hyTF EQy 53 aYm[ aYl[ eyË dI mIitMg hoeI. ‘pIplË XUnfeItz ÌrMt’ nF dI pfrtI bxf ky Ausdf lIzr jsits gurnfm isMG qy izptI lIzr zf[ bldyv pRkfÈ nUM cux ky, agly idn 53 mYbr Auh icTI lY ky gvrnr dy jf pyÈ hoey. gvrnr ny agly idn 9 mfrc nUM nvI vËfrq nUM shuM cukvf idqI qy ies qrHF nvy pMjfb dI pihlI bxI, ig[ gurmuK isMG musfÌr vfÜI kFgrs srkfr df, pUry cfr mhIny qy aT idn ipCoN Bog pY ky, jsits gurnfm isMG dI agvfeI vfÜI pihlI ÊYr kFrgsI srkfr, ijsnUM lok ‘ÌrMt srkfr’ afKdy sI, hoNd ivwc af geI. jwj sfihb dy nfÜ hI bfkIaF mMqrIaF: zf[ bldyv pRkfÈ (jnsMG), lCmx isMG igwl (akflI dl), myjr jnrl rfijMdr isMG spYro (afËfd) kfmryz swqpfl zFg (swjf kimAUinst), ipafrf rfm DMnovfÜI (rIpbilkn), ny vI shuM cuwkI. KwibaF dy afgU, kfmryz hirikÈn isMG surjIq, ny mMqrI bxn dI QF PrMt ivwc Èfml pfrtIaF dI sFJI qflmyl kmytI dI knvInrI lYxI hI TIk smJI.
afËfd nO mYbr ijqy sn. iewk qF kFgrs ivwc cilaf igaf qy dUjf, hlkf zkfÜf qoN afËfd ijwqy, mhfrfjf XfdivMdr isMG jI pitaflf, iksy pfsy vI nf afey qy nf asYNblI ivwc shuM cuwkx hI gey. dr asl mhfrfjf sfihb rom ivcoN aYNbYszr dI post Cwz ky pMjfb dI cIÌ minstrI dI afs lY ky afey sn. kFgrs dI hflq pqlI vyK ky AuhnF ny kFgrs dI aMdroN sihmqI nfÜ ies leI afËfd AumIdvfr vjoN cox lVI sI ik kFgrs qF AuhnF nUM mMn lvygI qy afËfd hox krky bfkI pfrtIaF vI AuhnF nUM mMn lYxgIaF qy ies qrHF Auh inr ivvfd pMjfb dy muK mMqrI bx jfxgy. kFgrs ny jfx buJ ky afpxy AumIdvfr, ig[ ËYl isMG, dy kfgË rwd krvf ky mhfrfjf jI leI sIt KflI Cwz idqI pr akflIaF ny mulfËm afgU, s[ rxbIr isMG iZwloN, afËfd dI shfieqf kIqI. mhfrfjf sfihb rIkfrz qoV votF lY ky ijwq gey pr cIÌ minstrI dI joV qoV ivwc ipCy rih gey. Auh aYm aYl ey bxn vfsqy qF aYNbYszrI, jo ik sYNtr dy kYibnYt minstr dy brfbr post huMdI hY, Cwz ky nhI sn afey. jdoN muK mMqrI vfÜI skIm AuhnF dI isry nf cVHI qF AuhnF ny sMq Ìiqh isMG jI nUM spIkrI lYx leI phuMc kIqI pr ies pdvI vfsqy s[ ismrnjIq isMG mfn dy ipqf, s[ joigMdr isMG mfn jI, dy hwk ivwc PYslf ho igaf sI.
“iPr qF AuÜtI gMgf iphyvy nUM” vfÜI lokokqI swcI sfbq ho geI. kFgrsI iswK aYm aYÜ ey kFgrs ivcoN akflI dl vwl vhIrF Gwq ky afAuxy ÈurU ho gey. mY hYrfn huMdf sF ik dhfikaF qoN kFgrs ivwc bYTy iswK, hux iewk tuwtI BwjI ijhI akflIaF dI agvfeI vfÜI srkfr, jo ik kuwJ idnF dI hI pRfhuxI hY, bxn sfr hI, eyDr Bwjxy ÈurU ho gey ny. ieAuN lwgdf hY ik Auh kyvl mjbUrI ivwc hI kFgrs ivwc bYTy hoey sn. hux qwk df ieiqhfs qy eyhI dwsdf sI ik kdI vI kFgrs ivcoN eyDr nhI sI koeI afieaf; hr smy eyDroN hI EDr jFdy rhy sn. s[ blvMq isMG, s[ gurmIq isMG[ s[ iÈMgfrf isMG, itwkf jgqfr isMG afid af vVy akflIaf ivc. Pyr kFgrs df lIzr s[ igafn isMG rfVyvfÜf vI af igaf. aglf pfrtI lIzr s[ myjr hirMdr isMG vI, sMq cMnx isMG jI nfÜ, dl ivwc afAux leI gwl bfq kr irhf sI pr AusdIaF ÈrqF jsits gurnfm isMG nUM nf mnjUr hox krky gwl isry nf cVHI. myjr sfihb gRih mMqrI df ahudf mMgdy sn jo ik j[ gurnfm isMG jI Cwzx leI iqafr nf hoey. bfad ivwc bxn vfÜy muK mMqrI s[ hircrn isMG brfV vI akflIaF ivwc af rÜy[ byaMq isMG pihlF hI akflIaF vwloN itkt nf imlx qy, gurnfm isMG dI aMdroN sihmqI nfÜ, afËfd Klo ky, akflI AumIdvfr, s[ igan isMG rVyvfÜf, nUM hrf ky, ijwq ky akflI dl ivwc af gey. aijhI hflq vyK ky btflf kfnÌRMs ivwc svfgqI BfÈn kridaF sMq cMnx isMG jI ny afiKaf, “jdoN zuwbx lwgdf hY qF cUhy bfhr nUM Bwjdy hn. kFgrs df jhfj zuwb irhf hY; eysy leI kFgrsI bfhr nUM Bwj rhy hn. jnsMGIE, afpxf byVf zuwb rhy jhfj dy nyVy lf ky qusIN ihMdUaF nUM cVHf lE asIN iswKF nUM cVHf lYNdy hF. “sMq jI dy aijhy bcn kFgrs ivcoN nvy swjxF nUM cMgy qF nf lwgy pr kr kuwJ nhI sn skdy; cuwp kr rhy ivcfry!
Aus smy qoN lYky hux qwk, “Auqr kfto mY cVHF. “dI lokokqI anusfr iewk vfr kFgrs nUM qy dUjI vfr pMjfb dy lokIN akflIaF nUM mOkf idMdy hn. pr aslI gwl ieh hY ik muK mMqrI cfhy nIlI pwg vfÜf bYT jfvy cfhy icwtI pwg vfÜf, prnfÜf EQy df EQy hI rihxf hY. lokF dy icwqV Tfxy vfiÜaF ny vI EvyN hI kuwtI jfxy ny qy ptvfrKfny vfiÜaF ny luwtI vI EvyN hI jfxf hY. kMm qF lokF dy cFdI dy iCwqr nfÜ hI hoxy ny. ieh lokF dI mrjI hY ik AuhnF ny ‘nIilaF-pIiÜaF’ hwQo luwt KfxI hY jF iPr ‘icwitaF’ hwQoN. gurU nfnk sfihb jI dy pMj sdIaF pihlF afKy gey, “rfjy sIh mukdm kuqy” Èbd awj vI hfkm ÈryxI qy Kry Auqrdy hn.

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