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,xldfõ ;re‚hka 9"400lf.a lkHdNdjh ke;s jqK

je,kaghska ojfia fjÉp foaj,a fukak

wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkfha§ wjqreÿ 21lg wvq ;re‚hka 9"400lf.a lkHdNdjh ke;sfjk nj Tn m%ldY lrkafka oeä j.lSulskao@

Tõ' oeä j.lSulska' th Tmamq l< yels idlaIs iy jd¾;d ud i;=hs' úúO md¾Yaj ,nd ÿka ksje/È f;dr;=re mokï lrf.khs fuu lreKq bÈßm;a lrkq ,nkafka' fï iïnkaOfhka uq,skau jd¾;d ,nd .ekSu wdrïN lrkafka 2011 j¾Ifha§h' 2011 isg 2016 j¾Ih olajd iEu wjqreoaolu lrkq ,enQ iólaIK óg we;=<;a'

Tn Th idlaIs yd f;dr;=re ,nd.kafka ldf.kao@

ish¨‍u j¾.fha .íid uOHia:dkj,ska' úfYaI{ ffjoHjreka ,nd ÿka f;dr;=re' fydag,a ysñhka yd fiajlhka ,nd fok lreKq" *duisj,ska ,nd .kakd lreKq we;=¿ ;j;a wdh;k yd úúO la‍fIa;%j, mqoa.,hka isákjd' *duisj,ska ,nd .kakd f;dr;=re i|yka lrkak mq¿jka' fï ish¨‍ f;dr;=re iys; iudc úoHd;aul m¾fhaIKhlska miqjhs fï ixLHd f,aLk ,efnkafka'

kuq;a 9"400la ;re‚hkaf.a lkHdNdjh tla Èkhl§ fyda foll§ flf,ikjd lsh,d Tn j.lSfuka lshkafka fldfyduo@

wjqreÿ 13" 14" 15" 16" 17 jhiaj, oeßhlg ,sx.sl wOHdmkh lshk foa ,efnkafka keye' fï foa isÿfj,d Bg myqjeksod .íid uOHia:dkhlg .sfhd;a ish,a, yß lshk je/È u;h fï orejkaf.a is;aj,g we;=¿ lrkak yßu f,aishs' fï oeßhka rjgk ;reK fmïj;d fyda wod< mqreIhd fï u;h yßu Wml%uYS,S iy ks¾udKYS,S f,i fuu oeßhkaf.a is;aj,g ßx.jkjd'

 fld<U" l¿;r" ó.uqj" .ïmy" uykqjr" ud;f,a" hdmkh jeks m%foaYj, fmnrjdß 17" 18" 19 hk Èkj, isÿ lrkq ,nk .íid lsÍu b;d YS>%f,i by< f.dia ;sfnkjd' ta jf.au fï m%foaYj, fydag,a ysñhkaf.ka ,o f;dr;=re b;d jeo.;a'fï ;reK ;re‚hka fydag,a ldurhla ñ,§f.k tkafka ta ldurfha ,iaik n, n, bkak fkfjhs'

l=uk jhia iSudj, ;reK ;re‚hkao fuu fydag,a ldurj,g meñfKkafk@

fndfyda úg msßñ orejka wjqreÿ 21 isg 23 olajd jhia ldKav olajd isákjd' .eyekq orejka wjqreÿ 21g jvd wvqhs' ta jf.au mdi,a hk wjqreÿ 15" 16" 17 jhiaj, oeßúhkq;a fï w;r isákjd' miq.sh wjqreÿ y;f¾§ fmnrjdß 14 jeksodhska miqj udkisl frda.S ;;a;ajhkag m;a jQ oeßhka ms<sn| jd¾;djla úfYaI{ ffjoHjreka y;afokl=f.ka ,ndf.k ;sfhkjd'

iuyr ;re‚hka ;ukaf.a ujqmshka fyda Ndrldrhka iuÕ;a" iuyr ;re‚hka ;udf.a fmïj;d iuÕ;a meñ‚,d fï lkHdNdjh iïnkaOfhka u;= jQ .eg¨‍ m%ldY lr,d ffjoH Wmfoia ,ndf.k ;sfhkjd' ta jf.au iuyr <dnd, ;re‚hka m%:u ,sx.sl tlaùfuka miqj wêl f,i reêrh jykh ùu ksid m%;sldr lrk ffjoHjreka uqK.efykjd' tys§ uqyqK ÿka w;aoelSu úia;r lrkjd'

fï Èkh;a iuÕ ;re‚hkaf.a udkisl wd;;sh by< hk nj;a Tjqka ishÈú kid .ekSug fm,fUk nj;a Tn m%ldY lr,d ;snqKd' ta wehs@

je,kaghska Èkfhka miq fmnrjdß 15" 16 hk Èkj, ;re‚hkaf.a Èúkid .ekSï ;=ka .=Khlska muK by< f.dia ;sfnkjd' lkHdNdjh úkdY ùu" ,nd ÿkakq ;E.a. ms<sn|j hï hï ;lafiare we;s ùu" fmïj;d fyda fmïj;shg ;j;a fmïj;shl fyda fmïj;l= isák njg f;dr;=re fy<s ùu" tia tï tia m‚jqv udrefj,d ta jf.a foaj¨‍;a wykak ,efnkjd'

wka;¾cd,fha f*ianqla yryd we;eï orejka m%:u ,sx.sl tlaùu yd lkHdNdjh úkdY ùu .ek i|yka lrkjd' msßñ orejka iuyr PdhdrEm m< lrñka ;ukaf.a fmïj;shf.a lkHdNdjh is£u .ek uy;a wdvïnrfhka ;ukaf.a hy¿jkag m%ldY lrkafka ùr l%shdjla yeáhg'

fïjd wka;¾cd,fhka n,d.kak mq¿jka' iudc mÍlaIlhka 180 fokl= muK lrk iólaIKj,ska ,nd .;a f;dr;=re wkqj ;uhs wjqreÿ 21lg wvq ;re‚hka 9"400lf.a lkHdNdjh ke;sjk nj m%ldY lrkafka' th b;d j.lSfuka lshkafka'

fujr wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh ieuÍu iïnkaOfhka jd¾;djQ iqúfYaIS lreKq ;sfnkjdo@

fujr fï wk;=re weÕùug wod< m%jD;a;shla mqj;am;l uq,a msgqfõ m<fj,d ;snqKd' ta ksid iudcfha oeä wjOdkhla ta mqj;g ,enqKd' ta mqj; uq,a lrf.k we;eï udOH fï ms<sn|j l;d l<d' ldka;d yd ;reK lghq;= iïnkaOfhka jev lrk ixúOdk fï m%jD;a;sfhka r;afj,d ;sfnk njla fmkakqï lr,d ;sfhkjd' kuq;a ta ixúOdkj,g wjYH fj,d ;snqfK wmg f;dr;=re ,ndfok mqoa.,hka yd wdh;k ms<sn|jhs' kuq;a fï fÄojdplh kj;ajkak ´kE lshk tl .ek tu ixúOdk jeä wjOdkhla fhduq fkdlsÍu lk.dgqjg lreKla' fmnrjdß 16 jeksod Èkh ;=< muKla fydag,a ldur ixLHdj fjka lsÍu idudkH Èkj,g jvd 4"000 .=Khlska tl mdrgu jeä ùu iy wjqreÿ 21g wvq ;re‚hka tu ldurj,g meñ‚ nj ,sÅ; idlaIs;a ;sfhkjd' fujr wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh iurk wdldrh .ek f;dr;=re ;ju ,efnñka mj;skjd' ta ixLHdj miq.sh wjqreÿj,g jvd jeä ñila wvq fjkafka keye'

.íid uOHia:dj,ska f;dr;=re ,nd .ekSu wmyiq keoao@

keye' tajdg l%u iy úê ;sfhkjd' idudkHfhka .íid isÿlr .kak meñfKk ixLHdj fmnrjdß 15 - 20 w;r ld,h ;=<§ isõ .=Khlska muK by< f.dia ;sfnkjd' idudkHfhka Èklg .íid 50la isÿ lrk ia:dkhlg Èklg 200la muK fï Èkj, meñfKkjd' iuyr oeßúhka ;kshu b;d wirKj fuu ia:dkj,g tkjd' iuyr fmïj;=ka oeßhka n,y;aldrfhka le|jdf.k weú,a,d .íid isÿ lrkjd¨‍' fudk;rï fõokdjlg" lïmkhlg fuu oeßhka f.dÿre jkjd weoao@

*duisj,ska ,nd .kafka fudkjf.a f;dr;=reo@

Wm;a md,k fldmq" Wm;a md,k fm;s iy .eíf.ko lsh,d mÍlaId flfrk WmlrK wf,úh 11 .=Khlska by< f.dia ;sfnkjd' fï ixLHd f,aLk óg jvd jeä ñila óg jvd wvq jkafka keye'

wka;¾cd,h" iudc fjí wvú fuu fÄojdplhg lrkq ,nk n,mEu l=ulao@

w;súYd, n,mEula lrkjd' úfYaIfhkau fï Èkfha§ ;uhs wdorfha W;=ï nj mqo lrkak ´kE lshk u;h óg fmr hï hï wdldrfhka iudch ;=< ;snqK;a th iudcfha lsod neiSulg ,lalf<a wka;¾cd,h yrydhs' iudch" Ôú;h .ek nrm;<lula fkdf;afrk wysxil oeßhka fuys§ /jfgkjd' Tjqkag fïjdfha nrm;<lu jegfykúg ish,a, isÿù yudrhs' we;eï cd;Hka;r mdi,aj, isiqúhkq;a fuu fÄojdplhg YS>% f,i f.dÿre fjñka isákjd'

wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh b,lal lrf.k isÿjk fjf<|fmd<" ;r.ldÍ;ajh yd we;eï ;r. fï fÄojdplh i|yd lrkq ,nk n,mEï ljf¾o@

w;súYd, n,mEula isÿ lrkq ,nkjd' u,aj;= wdY%s;j" uqyqÿ fjr< wdY%s;j mj;ajk W;aijj,ska miqj Bg miqod t<sfjkak fï m%foaYj,g .sfhd;a ux lshkafka fndreo lsh,d fyd¢kau oeln,d .kak mq¿jka' ta jf.au weÕ¨‍ï l¾udka;Yd,d jeämqr ;sfhk m%foaYj,;a fujeks W;aij meje;afjkjd' ldka;djkaf.a meñŒu by< ksid'

 uqyqÿ fjrf<a m%Odk W;aij 6la fujr wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh fjkqfjka ixúOdk lr,d ;snqKd' ta jf.au u,aj;= wdY%s;j ;j;a W;aij 3la ixúOdkh lr,d ;snqKd' fuu we;eï W;aijj,g we;eï udOH uÕska w;súYd, m%isoaêhl=;a ,nd §,d ;snqKd' fïjdg ;reK ;re‚hka oyia .Kkla meñKqkd' B<Õ Èkfha WoEik fïjd wiamia lrk k.r iNd fiajlhkaf.ka .kak mq¿jka fï .ek b;d fyd| jd¾;djla' wyl oud .sh hg we÷ï yuqfj,d ;sfhkjd' iuyr fj,djg msßñ orejka l,siï mjd oud .sys,a,d' we÷ïj, úúO Wmdx. fydhd .kak;a mq¿jka' ta jf.au Wm;a md,k fldmq iy tajd weiqreï lr ;snqKq ljr fydhd .kak;a mq¿jka' idudkHfhka tÈfkod mj;ajkq ,nk ix.S; m%ix. fyda W;aijj, fujeks foaj,a olskak ,efnkafka keye' kuq;a wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh b,lal lrf.k meje;ajqKq W;aijj, fujeks foaj,a idudkH fj,d'

óg wu;rj fujr wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh b,lal lrf.k meje;s úfYaI ;r. fudkjdo@

fuu ;r. we;eï udOH yd wka;¾cd,h yryd Èk lsysmhlgu fmr isg m%isoaO lrkak .;a;d' kuq;a we;eï ix>hd jykafia iy we;eï wd.ñl ixúOdk fïjdg olajmq oeä úfrdaOh fya;=fjka we;eï W;aij meje;ajQfha keye' l¿;r yd yslalvqfõ meje;aùug kshñ;j ;snQ W;aij folla je<l=fKa ljqreka yß ta ia:dkhg la‍I‚lj lvdmek,d úfrdaO;dj u;= lrhs lsh,d rdjhla mej;=Kq ksid' kuq;a fld<U ;re mfya fydag,aj, kï úúO ;r. meje;ajqKd'

kegqï ;r." flala lEfï ;r." nksia lEfï ;r. meje;ajqKd' ;reKhdf.a wefÕa fpdl,Ü .d,d ;re‚h f,jlk ;r.hla mj;aj,d ;sfhkjd' fï ;r.j,ska Èkk fmïj;dg" fmïj;shg we;eï fydag,a ,nd §,d ;sfhkafka fydag,fha rd;%sh .; lsÍug iqmsß ldurhla' ;j;a iqmsß fydag,a 2l meje;aú,d ;sfhkafka weia .eg.y,d ;reK ;re‚hka udre lr,d' ;ukag uqK.efyk ;reK fcdavq ;uhs Bg miqj tod Èkh mqrdjg fmïj;=ka jYfhka bkafka' l=im;a weo,d fmïj;=ka f;dardf.k;a ;sfnkjd' óg wu;rj msgrgj, iqmsß fydag,j,g fufya bkak i,a,sldr mjq,aj," ta jf.au we;eï m%N+kaf.a mjq,aj, ;reK ;re‚hka .sys,a,d ;sfhkjd' wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh b,lal lrf.k msgrg fydag,j, kj;skak hk jevigyka /ila l%shd;aul lr,d ;sfhkjd'

oek oeku ;re‚hka fujeks fÄojdplhlg uqyqK fokjd kï fïjdg kS;s - Í;s keoao@

fïjdg kS;s - Í;s keye' fï i|yd fï ;re‚hka hkafka fndfydu leue;af;ka lsh,d ;uhs wdrxÑ jkafka' we;eï fydag,j, isisàù leurd mÍlaId lsÍfï§ fmkakqï lrkafka ;re‚hka fydag,hg msúfikafk b;d WfoHd.fhka yd leue;af;ka njhs' b;ska fï orejkaf.a fm!reIh úkdY lsÍu wdrïN lr.kafka toduhs' fïl b;d nrm;< ;;a;ajhla'

kuq;a we;eï ;reK msßia m%ldY lrkjd fkao ´mka l,ap¾  tlla wjYHhs lsh,d'

tfyu lshk msßila bkakjd' fudllao@ Th ´mka l,ap¾ tl lshkafka' ;ukag ´kEu fohla lsÍu i|yd ta iEu fohlau idOdrŒhlrKh lsÍu ;uhs ´mka l,ap¾ lsh,d lshkafka' îu;alu idOdrŒhlrKh lsÍu" ÿïîu idOdrŒhlrKh lsÍu" ìh¾ mdkhg m<uq j;djg fhduq ùu" jhska îug m<uq j;djg fhduq ùu" mdi,a orejka uq,skau W;aidy lrk Èkhla njg fï ´mka l,ap¾ tl ;=< m;afjkjd'

wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkhg fmr fujeks foaj,a wfma rfÜ isÿjqfKa fldfyduo@

óg l,ska Th ´mka l,ap¾ tl lshdf.k uq,skau wrlal=" ìh¾" jhska" is./Ü fndkak mdi,a msßñ orejka fm,UqfKa mdi,a w;r l%slÜ ;r. ^ ì.a ueÉ& mgka .kakd ldf,È' mdi,a hk .uka uq,ajrg wrlal=" is./Ü" ìh¾" jhska mdkh lrk orejka 2"500la muK m%Odk mdi,a w;r mj;sk ì.a ueÉj,§ oel .kak mq¿jka' ta mgka.;a;= îu w;snyq;rhla orejka È.gu f.khEu uyd fÄojdplhla' ta jf.au wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkfha§ we;eï Èh‚hjreka uq,ajrg ;u fmïj;d iuÕ jhska" ìh¾ fyda u;ameka mdkh lrmq wjia:d;a olskak ,efnkjd'

wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkhg fu;rï iudchg n,mEula lrkak mq¿jka fjkafka fldfyduo@

óg jir 25lg 30lg fmr fujeks foaj,a ;snqfKa keye' kuq;a wdorfha kshu iqkaor;ajh hෞjk hෞjkshka úkaod' fï fjf<| m%cdj yd we;eï udOH wdh;k ;uhs ;ukaf.a mgq jd‚c wruqKq .ek ys;,d fujeks m%n, n,mEula iudchg isÿ lrkafka' fï wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh fya;=fjka fjkodg tl frdai u,la úlsfKk

fjf<|i,l todg muKla frdai u,a úlsŒu yhish .=Khlska jeä fjkjd' ta jf.au todg úlsfKk fpdla,Ü m%udKh;a yhiSh ^600& .=Khlska by< f.dia ;sfnkjd' fydag,j, ldur fjka lsÍu ish .=Khlska muK jeäfjkjd kï fïfla nrm;<lu fmakjdfka'

ta jf.au ;dreKHh iïnkaO úúO fjf<| NdKav wdh;k iud.ïj,ska fukau W;aij i|yd ´kE ;rï wkq.%y ,nd .kak mq¿jka' ta jf.au blaukg iïnkaO ùug wka;¾cd,h yryd j;auka ;reK mrmqrg mq¿jka' óg jir 20lg" 30lg l,ska frdai mdg lvodisj, fmï yiqka ,shdf.k tal fmïj;shg fyda fmïj;dg fokak wjqreÿ .dKla n,df.k bkakjd' weÕs,a,lska w,a, .kak ;j wjqreÿ .dKla n,df.k bkakjd' Ñ;%mghla n,kak hkak ;j wjqreÿ .dKla n,df.k bkakjd' ujqmsh leue;a; jeäysá wdYS¾jdoh .kak ;j wjqreÿ .dKla n,df.k bkakjd' wo tfyu fkfjhs' tl ojiska hd¿fj,d fiaru jev;a tl ojilskau wyjr fjkjd' ´lhs ;sfhk fjki' iudc idrO¾u msßySu óg m%Odk fya;=jhs'

msgrgj, wdorjka;hkaf.a ieureï fldfyduo@

msgrgj,;a fjf<| ud*shdj l%shd;aulhs' kuq;a hෞjk hෞjkshkag wu;rj jeäysá mrïmrdfõ ujqmshka" .=rejreka" wdÉÑ,d" iSh,d w;r;a fuh ieufrkjd' tys jrola keye' yefudau wdorhg leue;shs' oEia fkdfmfkk jeäysáhl=g Wmeia hqj<la ,nd §u" jeäysáhkag" .=rejrekag wdorhg ;E.s ,nd §u isÿ lrkak mq¿jka' kuq;a wfma rfÜ fjf<| m%cdj fukau we;eï udOH wdh;k we;slr,d ;sfhkafka ;reK ;re‚hka Wkaudohg m;afjk wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkhla'

ta jf.au wfma rfÜ wkshï weiqre mj;ajdf.k hk ;reK ;re‚hkag ;E.s fnda. ,efnkafka" fï wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkfha§' ta jf.au b'¾'b' m‚jqv udrefj,d heú,d úúO m%Yak we;s fjkafka;a wfma rfÜ wdorjka;hkag' kuq;a mdlsia;dkh" we*a.ksia;dkh we;=¿ uqia,sï rgj,a 6la fuu wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh ;ykï lr,d ;sfhkjd' Tjqkaf.a wd.ñl yd ixialD;sl lreKq wkqj ;reK mrmqr fuu fÄojdplfhka fírd .kakhs tfyu lr,d ;sfhkafka'

fuu ieuÍï iuÕ u;aWjÿr" u;al=vq m%n,j iudc.; ùfï wk;=rla ;sfnkjdo@

b;d meyeÈ,sj ;sfnkjd' miq.sh Èkfha muKla fkfjhs" wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh iurk yqÕla W;aijj,g u;al=vq /f.k tk msßila bkakjd' ta jf.au fïl u;al=vq ud*shdfõ tla;rd ìiakia tlla njg;a wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkh m;afj,d ;sfnkjd' ´{pcv ¾Òpmnrj,g u;al=vq wksjd¾hfhkau f.k tk lKavdhï isákjd' u;al=vq tjkafk;a wdorjka;hka yryduhs' ta wkqj iEu wdorjka;hkaf.a Èkhl§u u;al=vqj,g weíneys jk ;reK mrïmrdjla wfma iudchg w¨‍f;ka tl;= fjkjd' ta jf.au isßkacr lgqj,ska fnfy;a úo .ekSu" wkdrlaIs; ,sx.sl tlaùï ksid iudc frda.j,g;a f.dÿre ùfï jeä bvla ;sfnkjd'

fï jHikh kj;a; .kafka flfiao@

iudcfha ish¨‍u fldgiaj, fï .ek oeä j.lSula ;sfnkjd' orejkaf.a wdorhg" ksoyig wjYH ksoyi ,nd Èh hq;=hs' kuq;a tys iSudj l=ulao@ ujqmshkag" Ndrlrejkag" .=rejrekag úYd, j.lSula ;sfhkjd' wjqreÿ 16g wvq .eyekq orejka ;ukaf.a leue;af;ka wdj;a th kS;s úfrdaëhs' ta .ek fydhkak fmd,sisfha <ud ld¾hdxYhg j.lSula ;sfhkjd' ckudOH wdh;kj,g;a j.lSula ;sfhkjd' fï ish¨‍u fokd j.lSu" hq;=lu bgq fkdfldf<d;a úkdY jkafka orejkaf.a wkd.;hhs'

ví,sõ' fla' m%idoa uxcq