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esjs iM+ksl esa ,d ckyd cq/kqvk jgrk FkkA gk¡] fcYdqy ;gh uke Fkk mldk&cM+k gh gksugkj vkSj lh/kk&lknk yM+dkA vpkud mldks vthc&lh chekjh gks x;hA yksx le> ugha ikrs Fks fd vkf[kj mldks gqvk D;k gSA dqN yksx dgrs fd mls fdlh ftUu vkfn us /kj fy;k gS] dqN yksx dgrs fd mlds fnekx dh dksbZ ul b/kj ls m/kj gks x;h gS] ftldh otg ls dHkh&dHkh utj ds lkeus dqN /kq¡/kyk&lk Nk tkrk gS vkSj phtsa dqN dh dqN fn[kk;h nsus yxrh gSaA mlh dh otg ls ,slk ?kfVr gks jgk gSA gqvk vpkud ;g fd ,d fnu tc cq/kqvk lqcg&lcsjs vk¡[k eyrk gqvk mBk rks mls dqN /kq¡/kyk&/kq¡/kyk&lk yxkA fQj mlus ifjokj ds izR;sd lnL; dk psgjk lkQ&lkQ ns[kk vkSj pqi jgk] ysfdu tSls gh mldh n`f"V vius firk ij iM+h] og tksj&tksj ls fpYykus yxk&^^vEek! vEek! rkjk! jksfgr! lc yksx ;gk¡ vkvks] ns[kks ckcwth dks D;k gks x;k gS\** yksxksa us nkSM+dj ns[kk] mUgsa rks dqN Hkh ugha gqvk FkkA os rks cjkens esa cSBdj v[kckj i<+ jgs FksA ek¡ ijs'kku gks mBhA HkkbZ&cfgu Hkh ldrs esa vk x;sA

        cq/kqvk us crk;k fd firkth dk iwjk 'kjhj rks fn[kk;h ns jgk gS] cl muds flj dh txg mls ,d dkyh gk¡M+h fn[kk;h ns jgh gSA mldh le> esa ml le; dqN ugha vk jgk Fkk vkSj u iwjs ifjokj dksA firk fdlh vkWfQl esa gsM DydZ ds in ij rSukr Fks vkSj lLrh ds tekus esa Hkh viuh cqysV eksVjlkbfdy ls nx&nxkrs gq, vkrs&tkrs FksA vc rd rks lc dqN Bhd&Bkd py jgk Fkk] ij tc ls cq/kqvk iSnk gqvk rc ls tc&rc dqN fofp= ?kVuk,¡ ?kVus yxh Fkha] ftls os izk;% utjvUnkt dj fn;k djrs FksA u tkus yM+ds dks dkSu lh chekjh yx x;h FkhA ,d ckj dqN ,slh gh chekjh 'kk;n muds lkgc fd fdlh fj'rsnkj dks yxh Fkh] mls Fkd&gkjdj ikxy[kkus Hkstuk iM+k FkkA bZ'oj mlds csVs ds lkFk ,slk dqN u djsA mUgksaus lkspk fd vius lkgc ls dqN jk; ys yw¡] lks cq/kqvk Hkh ml fnu muds lkFk muds dk;kZy; igq¡p x;k] ij ogk¡ mlds vk'p;Z dk fBdkuk u FkkA cM+s&cM+s Vscqy ds lkeus dqflZ;ksa esa /k¡ls gq, jax&fojaxs diM+ksa esa cgqr lkjs /kM+ mls ,d lkFk fn[kk;h ns jgs FksA muds flj dh txg NksVh&cM+h dkyh&dkyh <sj lkjh gk¡fM+;k¡] tSls rjcwt ds [ksr esa [kM+s gq, <sj lkjs fctwdsA FkksM+h nsj ckn lkgc vk;s] ftuds dU/ks ij fo'kky dkyk ?kM+k fn[kk;h ns jgk FkkA cq/kqvk Hkhrj ls Mj x;kA og lkspus yxk fd brus cM+s dk;kZy; esa dsoy cw<+k pijklh tequkjke gh D;ksa mls lgh&lyker fn[kk;h ns jgk gSA ;fn og chekj gh gS rks tequkjke Hkh mls oSlk D;ksa ugha fn[kk;h nsrkA lcds lc gSjku&ijs'kku ml pkSng cjl ds ckyd cq/kqvk dks Hk;] vk'kadk vkSj vk'p;Z ls fugkj jgs Fks tks nksM+&nkSM+dj lcds fljksa dks Nwdj muds lgh&lyker gkssus dh tk¡p dj jgk FkkA mls fdlh ds /kM+ ij vk¡[k] dku] ew¡N vkSj flj ds cky rd dk ,glkl u gqvkA og nkSM+dj ckgj dh vksj HkkxkA rc rd ml dk;kZy; ds xsV ij mls dksbZ Qdhj fn[kk;h iM+kA yksxksa us Qdhj ckck dh 'kj.k yhA dk;kZy; ds yksx Hkh bl fofp= ckyd dh gjdr ls Mj x;s FksA muesa ls cgqrsjs ,sls Fks tks lky esa nks ckj uojk= dk ikB Hkh djrs Fks] guqekuth dks izlkn p<+krs Fks] xaxk ugkus tkrs Fks vkSj v[k.M jkek;.k dk ?kj ij ;nk&dnk ikB Hkh djkrs FksA dqN yksx lRlax dh efgek dk c[kku djus esa fdlh&fdlh fnu rks f?kf?kvkrs vkneh dh Qkby Hkh gkFk ugha yxkrs FksA mUk lcdks fdlh vfu"V dh vk'kadk us ?ksj fy;k FkkA

          Qdhj ckck us lkjk ekeyk lkQ dj fn;kA mUgksaus crk;k fd bl ckyd dks dksbZ chekjh ugha gSA bls fnO;n`f"V dh flf) izkIr gks pqdh gS vkSj tks dksbZ dHkh Hkh fcuk esgur&ilhus dk&nwljksa dks rdyhQ igq¡pkdj dqN Hkh dek;k gksxk] mlds flj dh txg bl ckyd dks dkyh g¡fM+;k gh fn[kk;h nsxhA Qdhj us ckyd cq/kqvk ds gkFk esa ,d etcwr eksVk lk M.Mk Fkekrs gq, dgk fd ftlds Hkh flj ij ;g dkyh g¡fM+;k rqEgsa fn[kk;h ns mls rqe QksM+ nksA ftl fnu 1008 dh la[;k iwjh gks tk;sxh] ml fnu nwljk cq/kqvk tUe ysxk vkSj bl izdkj rqEgkjs ns'k ls vijk/k vkSj Hkz"Vkpkj lnk ds fy, [kRe gks tk;sxkA ;g lqurs gh ml vkWfQl ds vf/kdkjh vkSj lkjs deZpkjh Hkhrj dh vksj Hkkx pysA rc ls cq/kqvk bl dke esa tqV x;kA cspkjk cq/kqvk] mls ugha irk Fkk fd mldh [kksiM+h ij Hkh [krjs VwV iM+saxsA vHkh ntZu dh Hkh la[;k iwjh u gqbZ Fkh fd lkeus ls gokbZ tgkt tSlh xkM+h esa vkrs gq, lÙkk i{k ds dksbZ ekuuh; eU=hth fn[kk;h iM+ x;s] tks vius nkekn ds izkbosV vLirky dk mn~?kkVu djus ds fy, vk;s gq, FksA >ksifM+;k¡ cukdj jgus okys dqN etnwjksa dks cM+h eqf'dy ls mUgksaus ;gk¡ ls [knsM+ok;k Fkk vkSj tu&lsok ds fy, bl tehu dks vius nkekn ds gokys dj fn;k FkkA cq/kqvk dh mu ij tSls gh utj iM+h] mlus vko ns[kk u rko] cl Qdhj ckck dk eksVk M.Mk ysdj nkSM+ iM+kA mls eU=hth ds flj ij lSdM+ksa dkyh&dkyh gk¡fM+;k¡ fn[kk;h ns jgh FkhaA og bl ckr ij [kq'k Fkk fd ,d lkFk bruh gk¡fM+;ksa dks QksM+us dk volj feysxk rks cM+k etk vk;sxkA tSls gksyh esa dUgS;k cuk ckyd eFkqjk esa eVdh QksM+rk gS] mlh rjg dkyh&dkyh g¡fM+;ksa dks QksM+us ds fy, fotyh tSlh rsth ls og eU=hth dh rjQ yidkA og vHkh mu rd igq¡p ikrk] blls igys lqj{kk&dfeZ;ksa us mls idM+ fy;kA mldh bl gjdr dks foi{k dh lkft'k djkj fn;k x;k vkSj cspkjs cq/kqvk dks Mky fn;k tsy esaA nsf[k,] D;k gksrk gSA mldk M.Mk rc ls misf{kr lM+d ds fdukjs iM+k gS] tgk¡ cktkj ls ykSVrs yksx izs'kj dks gYdk djrs gSaA esjs eqgYys ds pkS/kjh dh ml M.Ms ij utj gSA u;h C;k;h HkSal dh i¡fM+;k ds fy, ml M.Ms ls ,d [kw¡Vk cuk;k tk ldrk gS] ij pkS/kjh cspkjk Mj jgk gSA

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