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c,h ;rï ñksid.a meje;aug n,mdkakd jQ ;j;a uQ,sl wjYH;djhla fkdue;s ;rïh' mDÓúfha 71] la c,fhka iukaú; jQj;a" ì,shk y;la muK jQ udkj m%cdj fjkqfjka fuu c,h m%udKj;a fkdjk ksidu wo jk úg c,h iSñ; iïm;la njg m;aj we;' mdkSh c,h 3]la muK fjk ksidu ì,shkhla muK msßila c,h fkdue;af;ka mSvd úÈ;s' f.da,ShlrKh jeks ;;a;ajhka yuqfõ fN!;sl f,iska ñksid ixj¾Okh lsisfjl=;a iu¾:j ke;' ñksiqka úúOdldr jQ uqyqKqjrlska c,fhka mSvd úÈ;s' fudaiï jeis iys; tk .xj;=frka tla fldgilao" îug Èh fmdola fkdue;sj ;j;a msßilao" mSvdjg m;aj isákjd' fndÜiajdkd ckrcfha ck;dj c,h y`ÿkajkafka —ks,amdg r;a;rka˜ hk kñkah' Tjqkaf.a uqo,a tallh;a —mq,d˜ fjk w;r —mq,d˜ hkafkys f;areu j¾Idj hkakhs'

—j¾,aâ fjdɘ i`.rdj fmkajd fok wkaoug kef.kysr Ökfha yqka.a yqwdhs yehs m%foaYfha ,CI 1600 l ck.ykhla hefmkafka tu m%foaYfha msysá N+.; c,fhkah' kuq;a ck.ykfha by< ke`.Su iu. N+.; c,h m%udKj;a fõo hkak .eg¨jla'

1983 jif¾§ ;dhsjdkh m%fhdackhg .;af;a trg N+.; c,fhka 21] l m%;sY;hla jQjo" 1991 fjk úg tu m%;sY;h 41]la olajd by< f.dia we;' 20 jeks ishji uq,ald,fha nx.,dfoaYh jeks rgj,a m%fhdackhg .;af;a trg iajdNdúl c, uQ,dYhka jQK;a ld¾ólrKh iy kd.ÍlrKh ksid fuu c,uQ,dY%hka ¥IKhg m;a ùu;a iu.u nx.,dfoaYhg nrm;, .eg¨jla úh' fï ksidu Tjqka ydrd .;a <sxj,ska ;ukaf.a c,h ms<sn`o jQ wjYH;djka msßuid .kakg Wkkaÿ ùfï m%jK;djla f.dvke`.=Kd' lDñkdYl Ndú;h ksid c, uQ,dY%hka ¥IKh ùug tfrysj jQ úl,am f,iska weußld tlai;a ckmoh úiska oekg oYl ;=klg muK fmrd;=j ã' ã' à' lDñkdYlh ;ykï lrkq ,enqjd' kuq;a wo jk úg;a weußldfõ c, idïm,hkays fuu lDñkdYlhka oel .kakg ,efnk nj i`oyka fõ'

coajd¾ úYajúoHd,fha §mkal¾ pl%fnda;s úiska isÿ lrk ,o wOHhkhlska fmkS hkafka nx.,dfoaYfha fndfyda fokl=g wdiksla YÍr.;j we;s w;r ld,fha wejEfuka fuu wdiksla YÍr.;ùu ksid p¾u ms<sldjla we;s ùug fya;= úh yels njhs' fuu wOHhkfha jd¾;dj m%ldYhg m;a ùu;a iu`. nx.,dfoaYfha úYd, jQ wdkafoda,khla f.dvke`.=K w;r ffjoHjreka úiska y`ÿkd.;a mßÈ ta fjk úg;a fndfyda msßilf.a bkaøshka ms<sld ;;a;ajfha n,mEug f.dÿrej meje;s njhs' trg ñ,shk 20 isg 60 w;r msßila wdiksl YÍr.; ùfuka wdidÈ; ;;a;ajhg meñK we;'

,jK ñY% jQ c,h;a mdkhg kqiqÿiqhs' jvÈh iu.u N+.; c,hg ,jK tla fjk w;r fuu c,h mdkhg muKla fkdj j.djkag mjd wfhda.H úh' Ökh" bkaÈhdfõ fjr<dikak l,dm" fulaisfldaj" *af,dßvdj" TiafÜ%,shdj iy ms,smSkh oekg fuu ;¾ckhg uqyqK md isákjd' laf,daßka ñYs%; c,h isrerg wys;lr w;r ldnksl fkdjk øjH ÔrKh fkdùfuka c,uQ,dY% fj; tl;= fjkakd jQ ixfhda.hka ksid ñksidf.a fi!LH ;;a;ajhg we;s lrk n,mEu m%n,hs' weußldj iy kef.kysr wdishdj ld¾ñlrKfhka m%.;sh ,noa§ wfkla miska c, uQ,dY%hka ¥IKh ùu .ek wms uy;a Wcdrefjka l;dny l<;a ud;%dj blaujd .sh uÜgulska *af,darhsâ c,hg ixfhda.ùu ksid oka;dndO" fld`ÿ weg fm< wdYs%; wdndO iy wiaÓ ì§fï wjodkula we;s fjk njgo wk;=re oekqï §ula ;sfí'

fmd<j wNHka;rfha bkaOk .nvd lrk w;r fïjdfhka ldkaÿ fjk fmfg%da,shï ridhkhka N+.; c,h iu`. ñY%ùu ksid ms<sldjka we;s ùfï wjodkula we;' ì%;dkH iy merKs fidaúhÜ foaYfha l,dmhla wo fï ;;a;ajfhka mSvd ú`È;s' f.dúfmd< wdYs%;j Ndú;d lrk lD;Su fmdfydr ksid c,hg tla fjkakd jQ khsfÜ%Ü ksid <orejkag we;s fjk n,mEu fnfyúka wk;=reodhl neõ oeka y`ÿkdf.k ;sfnkjd' weußldj uOHu iy  ngysr iy uOHu w;a,dka;sla m%foaY" Ökfha W;=re È. ;eks;,dj" orejka w;r olakg ,efnk iskavfrdaï frda. ;;a;ajhg khsÜf¾Ü c,fha n,mEu úYd, f,iska n,mdk neõ oeka y`ÿkdf.k we;'

kuq;a kj;u wOHhkhlska fmkajd fokafka c,hg ue.aksishï ñY% lsÍfuka wiaÓkays Yla;su;a nj f.dvkef`.k njhs' uyck fi!LH fjkqfjka jQ fkda¾úðhdkq wdh;kh u.ska isÿ lrk ,o fuu wOHhkh u.ska fmkS hkafka ì%;dkHfha muKla jirlg oyia .Kkla wiaÓ ì§fuka mSvdjg m;a fjk njhs' b;d mq`M,a f,i mqoa.,hka îug c,h ,nd .kakd uq,dY%hka .ek wOHhkfha fhÿK m¾fhaIlhka fmkajd ÿkafka ue.aksishï wvx.= c,h mdkh lrk m%foaYhkays ck;dj ;=< wiaÓ ì`§fï frda. ;;a;ajhka jd¾;d fkdjqK njhs' úhm;aùu iu`. noaOj we;s fuu frda. ;;a;ajfhka ñfokq jia mdkSh c,h fjkqfjka ue.aksishï ixfhda. lsÍfuka jvd;a m%;sM,odhl njhs' fï w;r wiaÓ iu.u ksrka;rj fhfokafka le,aishï hk mohhs' fuu fkda¾úðhdkq m¾fhaIKdh;kh úiska mdkSh c,fhys jq le,aishï ixfhda.hka .ek;a wjOdkh fhduq lrkq ,enqjd' tfy;a Tjqkag fmkS .sfha le,aishï m%;sY;fha wka;¾.;hg jvd mdkSh c,fha ue.aksishï m%;sY;h úYd, f,iska n,mEula f.dvk`.k njhs' fï ksid c,h ms<sn`oj jQ j.lsï iys; wdh;khkag mdkSh k< c,h fjkqfjka ue.aksishï ud;%djla ixfhda. lrk f,iska oekqj;a lrkq ,enqjd'

wiaÓ ì§fï frda.fha§ Wl=`M wegh wdYs%;j isÿ fjk ì§ï wo b;d iq,Nj olakg ,efí' ngysr rgj, fuu m%jk;dj by<hs' fuu frda. ;;a;ajhg ÿïmdkh" ñksia isref¾ Wi iy nr" YdÍßl ls%hdldß;ajhka" wdydr rgdj iy úgñka —㘠W!k;djh n,mdk nj ffjoH m¾fhaIKhka u`.ska y`ÿkd f.k ;sfí' fï ksid fkda¾úðhdkq m¾fhaIlhka úiska trg Wl=,a wiaÓh ì§fï frda. ;;a;ajhgj m;a mqoa.,hkaf.a iy tu m%foaYhkays jHdma;j ;sfnk c, jHdmD;s is;shï.; l<d' fuu wOHhkh 1994 jif¾ isg 2000 w;r isÿ jqK w;r ta fjkqfjka msßñka iy ldka;djka w;ßka 13600 la fokd w;ro" wiaÓ ì§fï wjodkï ;;a;ajhla fmkS .sh njhs' mdkSh c,h iy ue.aksishï w;r jQ iy iïnkaO;dj .ek wjOdkh olajk wOHhkfha Wml¾;D ffjoH isis,a vd,a fmkajd fokafka c,fha wvx.= le,aishï iy ue.akSishï u.ska wiaÓ ì§fï frda. ;;a;ajhg we;s iïnkaO;dj meyeÈ,sj fmkajd§u wmyiq jqK;a c,fha mj;sk le,aishï iy ue.akSishï ixhq;sh u`.ska b;d mqÿudldr f,iska Wl=,a wiaÓ ì§fï frda. ;;a;ajhg iykhla ie,fik njhs'