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       jkgqy dks latky dh yr fdlh eknd inkFkZ ds yr  ls de ugha Fkh- latky miyC/k ugha gksus ij jkgqy bruk cspS gks tkrk fd mlds ekrk&firk mls MkDVj ds ikl ys tkrs- lkekU; MkDVj D;k djrk dqN flMsfVo oxSjg nsdj pyrk dj nsrk Fkk-

       jkgqy dks vkjke rHkh feyrk tc og iqu% latky ds lkFk vius ySiVkWi ij ?kaVksa cSBrk vkSj viuk xqLlk latky ds tfj, vxzSflo desaaVl 'ks;j djrk gqvk rFkk ok;ySaV xse [ksyrk gqvk xqtkjrk- fdlh ds Hkh lkFk ?kqyus feyus esa mldks ijs’kkuh gksus yxh Fkh- jkgqy ds ekrk&firk tc Hkh fdlh ikVhZ esa tkrs rks jkgqy lkQ rkSj ij lkFk tkus ls badkj dj nsrk- mls vius dejs esa ySiVkWi ij latky ds lkFk xqtkjus esa tks vkuan vkrk og 'kk;n mls fdlh Hkh pht esa ugha vkrk Fkk- og latky ds ek/;e ls ,d ,slh dkfYiud nqfu;k u flQZ cuk fy;k Fkk cfYd og ml dkfYiud nqfu;k dk okf’kank Hkh cu pqdk Fkk- jkgqy ds gkoHkko ls ,slk izrhr gksrk Fkk fd mls fdlh vU; O;fDr dh t:jr gh ugha gS- jkgqy ds firk ,- fMlwtk [kqn dEI;wVj baftfu;j Fks] mUgsa jkgqy dh gjdrksa ls ;g le> esa vkus yxk Fkk fd ^lefFkax gSt xkWu jkax foFk jkgqy*] vkSj blfy, jkgqy fdlh ds lkFk QslVwQsl baVjSD’ku ugha djuk pkgrk-

       jkgqy ds firk vius ,d esfMdy fjlpZj QzsaM Mk-eSF;w ls jkgqy ds bu fnuksa LoHkko esa vk, cnyko dks fMLdl djus yxs Fks- Mk- eSF;w us jkgqy ds firk ,-fMlwtk dks vk’oklu fn;k Fkk fd os dHkh muds ?kj vkdj jkgqy ls feyuk pkgsaxs rHkh og dqN dg ik;saxs-

       fnucfnu jkgqy dk latky ds lkFk ,fMD’ku c<+rk gh tk jgk Fkk- ,d fnu rks jkgqy lwcg ls 'kke rd dEI;wVj ij cSBk jg x;k Fkk vkSj tc mlds firk us vkfQl ls vkus ds ckn jkgqy dks ySiVkWi vkWQ djus dks dgk rks jkgqy us ikl esa j[ks iqLrd dks Qsad dj vius firk ij okj dj fn;k- feLVj fMlwtk le>nkj O;fDr Fks mUgksaus vius ianzg o"khZ; csVs jkgqy dks fQj dqN ugha dgk ij os rqjar gh vyVZ gks x,- mUgksaus rqjar gh Mk- eSF;w dks fjax fd;k vkSj mUgsa pk; ij vius ?kj fcuk fcyac fd, vkus dk vkxzg fd;k- Mk- eSF;w ifjfLFkfr dks le>rs gq, feLVj fMlwtk ds ?kj vk,- jkgqy dks Mk- eSF;w ls ;g dg dj jkgqy ds firk us feyok;k fd csVs ;s Mk- eSF;w vady gS] fjlpZ LdkWyj] rqels dqN ckrphr djuk pkgrs gS-

       jkgqy vueus <+ax ls Mk-eSF;w ds dqN iz’uksa dk mrj nsrk jgk ijarq Mk- eSF;w dks jkgqy dk mrj >wBk izrhr gks jgk Fkk- Mk- eSF;w us jkgqy dks ;g dgrs gq, NksM+ fn;k fd csVs] dy rqe vius ikik ds lkFk esjs fjlpZ ySc esa vkuk] eSa rqEgsa dqN ,slh e’khus fn[kmaxk tks dEI;wVj ls Hkh T;knk vPNs gS- jkgqy vkus ds fy, gkeh Hkj fn;k-

       jkgqy ds tkus ds ckn Mk- eSF;w us feLVj fMlwtk dks cryk;k fd jkgqy dk latky ;kuh baVjusV dh yr bl gn rd yx pqdh gS fd jkgqy esa dqN [kkl rjg ds tsusfVd cnyko gksus 'kq: gks x, gS vkSj ?kaVksa latky ls fpids jgus ds dkj.k jkgqy viuh fu;fer fnup;kZ Hkh Hkwyrk tk jgk gS- tkfgj gS fd blls mlds LokLF; Hkh izHkkfor gks jgs gS-

       feLVj fMlwtk dks vc fpark gksus yxh Fkh fd jkgqy vHkh ek= ianzg o"kZ dk gS] bldh iwjh ftanxh lkeus iM+h gS- feLVj fMlwtk Mk- eSF;w ls cM+h xaHkhjrk ls iwNk fd vc jkgqy dks dSls latky ds tky ls cpk;k tk, \

       Mk- eSF;w dqN nsj lksprs jgs fQj feLVj fMlwtk dks dy jkgqy dks ysdj fjlpZ ySc vkus dks dgk- jkgqy ds firk us nwljs fnu vkfQl ls yho ysdj jkgqy ds lkFk Mk- eSF;w ds fjlpZ ySc esa x,- Mk- eSF;w us jkgqy dk czsu VsLV dbZ e’khuksa ds }kjk fd,- jkgqy dks Mk- eSF;w }kjk dh tk jgh dkjZokbZ le> esa ugha vk jgk Fkh ijarq cM+s&cM+s gsMQksu dh rjg ,ijsVl vius flj ij yxk, tkus ls mls FkksM+h mRlqdrk t:j gks jgh Fkh- cgjgky iwjh tkap iM+rky ds ckn Mk- eSF;w bl urhts ij igqap x, fd jkgqy eSaVy gsYFk fMlvkMZj ls xzflr gks pqdk gS-

       jkgqy ds firk fe- fMlwtk ds fy, eSaVy gsYFk fMlvkMZj ,d u;h chekjh tku iM+h blfy, mUgksaus Mk- eSF;w ls ;g tkuuk pkgk fd ;g chekjh fdl gn rd ijs’kku dj ldrh gS vkSj bldk bykt D;k gS \

       Mk- eSF;w us lksprs gq, jkgqy ds firk ls dgk] feLVj fMlwtk] vkt ds le; esa gj fdlh ds fy, baVjusV ,d vfuok;Z t:jr cu pqdk gS blfy, bl chekjh dk bykt vxj ukeqefdu ugh arks dfBu vo’; gS-

       fe- fMlwtk cgqr gh xaHkhjrk ls jkgqy ds bykt ds fy, ykbu vkQ ,D’ku Mk- eSF;w ls tkuuk pkgk- Mk- eSF;w rc rd lksp pqds Fks fd bykt dSls 'kq: djuk gS- mUgksaus fe- fMlwtk ls dgk geyksxksa ds fy, [kkuk vfuok;Z t:jr gS ysfdu ge lc LokLF; jgus ds fy, [kkus dh ek=k] mldh xq.kork vkSj ml dh izd`fr ij /;ku j[krs gq, [kkuk [kkrs gS- Bhd blh rjg baVjusV ;k latky vkt lHkh ds fy, vfuok;Z gks pqdk gS ysfdu bldk mi;ksx [kkldj jkgqy tSls cPpksa ds fy, mlds iSjsaVl }kjk r; fd;k tkuk pkfg, fd latky ij cPpk fdruh nsj rd cSBsxk] D;k&D;k bLrseky djsxk \ cPps dks latky ij vdsyk dHkh Hkh ugha NksM+k tkuk pkfg,] Mk- eSF;w us fe- fMlwtk dks cryk;k-

       fe- fMlwtk us lcls igys fcuk jkgqy dks crk, mlds ySiVkWi ds dbZ eq[; Qkbyksa dks fMyhV dj fn, ftlls usV lfQZax esa jkgqy dk fnDdr vkus yxh- dqN fnuksa rd rks jkgqy mls QkesZV djrk fQj pykrk vkSj mlds firk pqids ls Qkbyksa dks fMyhV djrs] ,slk djus ds ihNs fe- fMlwtk dk flQZ ,d gh edln Fkk fd jkgqy ds yxkrkj latky ij cSBs jgus esa O;o/kku vk,] tks vk;k vkSj ;gha ij fe- fMlwtk dks ekSdk fey x;k jkgqy dks Mk;HkVZ djus dk- jkgqy dks jkgqy ds firk ckgj ys tkus yxs vkSj fQj mls nwljs dbZ rjg ds tSls isUVhax] E;wthd] fQykVsyh vkfn ds laca/k esa crk;k vkSj jkgqy dks bu phtksa esa baVjsLV ysus dks dgk] ifj.kke vPNk fudyk- jkgqy /khjs&/khjs latky ds tky ls eqDr gksus yxk-