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    K D X P B H Z G X K B D

    \jcgbmj tb tfj BggkhjdtncNrts & Jgbcbly Gjdtjr

    Jvjry`bhy djjhs ̀ jnuty ns wjcc ns `rjnh‘pcngjs tb

     pcny ndh prny kd, wfjrj dnturj mny fjnc ndh lkvj

    strjdltf tb n `bhy ndh sbuc. ‘O M »

    Ns stjwnrhs b tfks 69-ngrj pkjgj b cndh djstcjh kd

    tfj fkccs b wjstjrd Wbdbmn Gbudty, Gnckbrdkn, tfj

    Bggkhjdtnc Nrts ndh Jgbcbly Gjdtjr ks pcjnsjh tb

    gbmmjmbrntj twb hjgnhjs b rjstbrntkvj nrmkdl,

    gbmmudkty ̀ ukchkdl, jgbcblkgnc rjsjnrgf, trnkdkdl,

    ndh nhvbgngy kd prjsjdtkdl Xfj Bggkhjdtnc Nrts &

    Jgbcbly Gjdtjr Gbba`bba . Xfks prbojgt gnmj but b

    yjnrs b gbccjgtkvj hrjnmkdl ns wjcc ns duhlkdl

    rbm vksktbrs, stuhjdts, ndh rkjdhs wfb fnvj rnvjh

    n`but tfj vk`rndt, dburksfkdl mjncs ndh kmnlk-

    dntkvj stycj b gbbakdl ̀ krtfjh rbm tfks cndh. Kd

    nhhktkbd tb rjgkpjs, wj hjcklft kd tfj bppbrtudkty tb

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    nlrkgucturj jnsjmjdts kd tfj Zdktjh Wtntjs, prjsjrv-

    kdl tfj cndh‛s stntus ns nd brlndkg lnrhjd kdtb

    pjrpjtukty. Xfj cjlngy ckvjs bd tbhny ns tfj Mbtfjr

    Lnrhjd gbdtkdujs tb jjh ndh kdspkrj ngtkvksts, ̀ kbc-

    blksts, jhugntbrs, ndh nrtksts sjjakdl kddbvntkvj ndh

    prngtkgnc npprbngfjs tb tfj prjsskdl jdvkrbdmjdtnc,

    gucturnc, ndh jgbdbmkg grksjs b bur hny‘ncc wfkcj

    fnvkdl ud ndh jntkdl wjcc!

    Hjckgkbus @kbhkvjrsktyWkdgj tfj `jlkddkdl b tfj 09tf gjdtury, mugf b

    tfj ljdjtkg hkvjrskty b bur bbh grbps fns `jjd cbst

    ndh gbdtkdujs tb ̀ j tfrjntjdjh ̀ y kdhustrknckzjh

    nlrk`uskdjss. Kt ks bdj b tfj mnkd lbncs b tfj

    Mbtfjr Lnrhjd tb jhugntj vksktbrs n`but sustnkd-

    n`cj bbh prbhugtkbd ndh tfj nrrny b pcndt spjgkjs,

    pnrtkgucnrcy bbh grbps, tfndauccy stkcc nvnkcn`cj tbus. BNJG‛s @kbhkvjrskty Yrblrnm bgusjs bd gurnt-

    kdl ndh prbpnlntkdl n pcndt ndh sjjh gbccjgtkbd b

    bvjr 7,999 vnrkjtkjs b fjkrcbbm, bpjd-pbcckdntjh

    ndduncs ndh bvjr >,999 vnrkjtkjs b fn`ktnt-rkjdhcy

    jhk`cj, mjhkgkdnc, ndh brdnmjdtnc pjrjddkncs. Bur

    gbccjgtkbd, hjvjcbpjh bvjr tfj pnst 89 yjnrs tfrbulf

    `kbkdtjdskvj fbrtkgucturj nt tfj BNJG sktj, jmpfn-

    skzjs bbh grbps b spjgknc ljdjtkg, gucturnc, ndh

    fkstbrkg kmpbrtndgj. Bvjr tkmj, tfj lnrhjd fns

    `jgbmj sbmjtfkdl b n grnhcj b hkvjrskty br pcndt

    ndh ndkmnc ckj. \j fnvj gbccjgtjh ndh jvncuntjhtfbusndhs b vnrkjtkjs, gfbsjd bur nvbrktjs, pcndtjh

    tfjm nlnkd ndh nlnkd, ndh sfnrjh tfjm wktf btf-

    jrs. Wbmjtkmj kd tfj cntj >;69s, wj stnrtjh gncckdl

    bur lnrhjds –tfj Mbtfjr Lnrhjd,” rjjrrkdl, jvjd nt

    kts rjcntkvjcy ybudl nlj, tb tfj ngt tfnt tfj lnrhjd

    wns prbvkhkdl n wjnctf b sjjhs, pcndt mntjrknc, ndh

    wkshbm tb btfjr lnrhjds ndh lnrhjdjrs ndh lurn-

    tkvjcy lkvkdl ̀ krtf tb hnulftjr lnrhjds.

    Xfj fnppy `y-prbhugt b tfks jdhjnvbr, b

    gbursj, ks tfnt tfj Mbtfjr Lnrhjd ndh brgfnrh

    prbvkhj brlndkg rukt, vjljtn`cjs, fjr`s, ndh

    ffbwjrs br tfbusndhs b mjncs prjpnrjh bd-sktj

    jngf yjnr. Ebbh ks nd jxprjsskbd b tfj cndh tfnt

    wj stjwnrh, ndh trucy vk`rndt bbh ks prbb tfnt

    tfj mbrj gcbsjcy wj gnd udhjrstndh ndh jmucntj

    dnturj, tfj mbrj n`udhndt bur ckvjs `jgbmj.

    Ondjcc Cudhlrjd, aktgfjd mndnljr 099>, rkdlkdl tfj hkddjr ̀ jcc,

    kdgktkdl n Ynvcbvknd rjspbdsj ns kt rjsbudhs tb ncc gbrdjrs be tfj 69-ngrj

    pkjgj be cndh. \ktf twb ̀ jccs tb nddbudgj tfj >:-mkdutj wnrdkdl ndh

    tfrjj ̀ jccs tb ̀ jgabd, –Gbmj ndh ljt kt!” wj jstkmntj tfnt skdgj kt wjdt

    up 75 yjnrs nlb, tfks hkddjr ̀ jcc fns rudl mbrj tfnd ;;;8 brljh bdj b tfj rst brlndkg

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    nlrkgucturnc prngtkgjs rjqukrj

    tfnt wj mbvj nwny rbm

    gbdvjdtkbdnc mbdbgrbp

    nlrk`uskdjss ndh tbwnrh n

    rjskckjdgj-`nsjh mbhjc b

    nrmkdl. Xfj rjcjdtcjss nhvkgj

    tfnt wj ljt rbm dnturj

    tbwnrh tfks jdh ks –hkvjrsky,

    hkvjrsky, hkvjrsky.”

    Dbt bdcy ks `kbhkvjrskty tfj

    vjry ̀ nga`bdj b jgbcblkgnc

    rjskckjdgj, kt ks ncsb tfj ndtk-

    hbtj br mncdburksfmjdt,

    `btf b `bhy ndh b sbuc.

    Fumnds gnddbt ckvj bd `rjnh,

    br `rbggbck br tfnt mnttjr,

    ncbdj. Unrkjty kd tfj hkjt `btf`rbnhjds bur sburgjs br

    mngrb- ndh trngj dutrkjdts

    ndh lkvjs us tfj spkgj b ckj.

    N Onpndjsj snykdl pbskts tfnt

    jvjry tkmj ybu try n djw

    bbh, ybu nhh n yjnr tb ybur

    ckj. Xfks spjnas dbt bdcy tb

    pfyskgnc fjnctf, ̀ ut ncsb tb

    n ybutfuc ffjxk`kckty tfnt

    lrbws but b gurkbskty ndh

    bpjd-mkdhjhdjss. \fkcj tfks ̀ bba ks dbt jxprjsscybgusjh bd dutrktkbd, bur fbpj ks tfnt kt wkcc duhlj

    tfj `budhnrkjs b tfj –Wtndhnrh Nmjrkgnd Hkjt”

    (wfkgf ks rntfjr WNH rjnccy) tbwnrh n mbrj hkvjrsj

    pncntj b pbssk`kcktkjs.

    \fy Ujljtnrknd2Xfj BNJG aktgfjd ks mbstcy vjljtnrknd, ndh wj

    gfbsj mbstcy vjljtnrknd rjgkpjs tb kdgcuhj kd tfks

    `bba. \j nrj pcndt pjbpcj. Gbvjrkdl up bur wbrch-

    gcnss prbhugj wktf nssjrtkvjcy ffnvbrjh mjnt br

    fjnvy snugjs ndh spkgjs wbuch ̀ j n hkstrngtkbd.

    Fbwjvjr, wj hbd‛t bccbw ndy spjgkg hblmn n`but

    vjljtnrkndksm, ndh kd ngt mbst b us nt BNJG jnt

    mjnt ndh jdoby kt wktf lustb‘tfnt ks, kd mbhjrntkbd

    ndh mbstcy bd spjgknc bggnskbds ndh gjcj`rntkbds.

    Bd n hny-tb-hny `nsks, wj prjjr tb jnt cbwjr bd tfj

    bbh grbps b tfj wbrch kd brhjr tb –hksgbvjr” ndhprbt rbm tfj djxt jxbtkg kdlrjhkjdt tb `j mnr-

    ajtjh ndh gbdsumjh `y tfj kdhustrknc bbh systjm.

    Kd ngt, kt ks quktj tfj bppbsktj. Xfrbulf trknc-ndh-

    jrrbr rjsjnrgf, wj nrj tnakdl ucc nhvndtnlj b

    bur rjlkbdnc lrbwkdl gbdhktkbds tb dh but wfnt

    wbras, ndh wj jdgburnlj ybu tb hb tfj snmj akdh b

    jxpjrkmjdtntkbd kd ybur bwd `ngaynrh. \fkcj wj

    jmpcby nlj-bch, trkjh-ndh-truj mjtfbhs, ns mbhjrd

    nrmjrs wj ncsb fnvj tfj kdbrmntkbd ndh rjsburgjs

    tb dbt bdcy prjsjrvj jdhndljrjh bbh grbps `ut ncsb

    sjcjgt br djw vnrkjtkjs tfnt gnd jdhurj udstn`cj

    wjntfjr pnttjrds, wntjr kdsjgurkty, pbbr sbkc

    gbdhktkbds, pjst prjssurjs, sfrkdakdl bpjd spngj . . .

    kd sfbrt, pjna-bkc, pjna-wntjr, pjna-pbpucntkbd,

    pjna-jvjrytfkdl. Bur gfndlkdl gckmntj ndh jvjr

    mbrj jgbcblkgnccy ndh jgbdbmkgnccy gfnccjdlkdl

    Wprbutkdl ckaj n pbtntb wfjd kt ks rjnhy tb lrbw, nd bgn tu`jr ks pcndtjh kd jnrcy Mny. Hbmjstkgntjh

    `y tfj Kdgns tfbusndhs be yjnrs nlb, bgn, Bxncks tu`jrbsn, ks n stnpcj rbbt grbp ebr tfj pjbpcj be tfj fklf

    Ndhjs. Nt BNJG, wj lrbw ndh prbmbtj bgn ns n tfrjntjdjh spjgkjs tfnt fns jdbrmbus gucturnc ndh fks-

    tbrkgnc vncuj. Kt ks prbhugtkvj, `jnutkeuc, ndh, dbt cjnst kmpbrtndt, hjcjgtn`cj. .

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    bbh gfnkd. \fjd pjbpcj tfkda b n vjljtnrknd

    aktgfjd, mndy gbdourj up tfj kmnlj b sgnrgkty ndh

    nsgjtkgksm, `ut bur lujsts nrj sb hnzzcjh `y tfj gbc-

    brs ndh smjccs b rjsfcy ndh cbvkdlcy prjpnrjh bbh

    rbm tfj lnrhjd tfnt mbst hbd‛t jvjd tfkda tb nsa,

    –Fjy, wfjrj‛s tfj mjnt2” Mjncs nt BNJG nrj gbdgjp-

    tunccy kdtjrjstkdl, dutrkjdt-hjdsj, ndh sjrvjh

    wktfkd n gbdtjxt b gbmmudkty gbdvkvknckty1 fjdgj,

    pjbpcj jjc sntksjh bd n pfyskgnc, kdtjccjgtunc, ndh

    jmbtkbdnc cjvjc nejr jntkdl tfjkr rst jw ̀ ktjs.

    \fkcj ̀ umpkdl sfbuchjrs wktf tfj gfjjruccy ̀ us-

    tckdl gbbas wfb prjpnrjh kt, gfbwkdl hbwd wktf

    tfj fudlry, sud-akssjh lnrhjdjrs wfb rnksjh ndh

    fnrvjstjh kt, ndh gfnttkdl kt up wktf tfj kdstrugtbrs

    ndh vkskbdnrkjs wfb ngkcktntj tfj gbdtnkdjr br tfj

    wfbcj systjm tb tfrkvj kd, lujsts ndh rjskhjdts nrj

    n`cj tb gbddjgt tb bdj ndbtfjr ndh tfus tb tfj bbhkd wnys tfnt rjnccy nrj bejd ckj gfndlkdl.

    Xfj Mbtfjr Lnrhjd fns n spkrkt tfnt mnajs bur bbh kdgrjhk`cy nckvj. Yjbpcj

    gbmj fjrj ndh sbmjtfkdl pbwjruc fnppjds‘tfks lnrhjd rjgbddjgts tfjm

    wktf tfj brklkds b bbh ndh fbw kt dburksfjs tfjm. \fjd tfjy ljt tfj gfndgj tb

     pcndt ndh fnrvjst bbh tfjmsjcvjs, kt tnstjs ckaj dbtfkdl tfjy‛vj jvjr fnh `jbrj. 

    ‘Mkgfjccj Ujssjr, lnrhjd mndnljr ndh kdtjrd gbbrhkdntbr, sfbwkdllnrhjd kdtjrd Xnck Nkbdn fbw tb fnrvjst sncnh. .

    Lnrhjd kdtjrds fnrvjstkdl kd tfj Wbutf Lnrhjd. .

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    Xfks ks n tfrkvnckst mbvjmjdt, dbt n survkvnckst mbvjmjdt. Ynrtkgkpntkdl

    kd ngtkvktkjs tfnt nrj rjljdjrntkvj tb tfj gygcjs be ckej‘wntjrsfjh gygcjs,

    sbkc gygcjs, ebbh gygcjs‘gnd ncsb ̀ j skmuctndjbuscy rjljdjrntkvj tb tfj

    fumnd spkrkt ndh tb fumnd gbddjgtkvkty. Gbdtrk`utkdl tb tfj fjnctf ndh

    vktnckty ndh ̀ jttjrmjdt be tfj pcndjt gnd ndh sfbuch ncsb ̀ j kdvklbrntkdl

     ebr us. Ns Hnvkh Brr wbuch sny, –Fbpj ks n vjr` wktf kts scjjvjs rbccjh

    up.” Ndh sb cjt‛s hb tfks, `ut cjt‛s fnvj eud wfkcj wj‛rj hbkdl kt. Cjt‛s dh

     pcjnsurj kd tfj pursukt.

    ‘@ H, Wbwkdl Gkrgcj mjm`jr, BNJG sjdkbr `kbcblkst 

                             

        

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    `ngagbudtry, tb tfj Ktncknd ndh Ybrtulujsj fbmj-

    stjnhjrs kd tfj >699s wfb pcndtjh fjkrcbbm

    lrnpjs ndh rukt trjjs tfnt wj gbdtkduj tb jdoby tb

    tfks hny. Kd mbrj rjgjdt fkstbry `jlkddkdl kd

    >;;;;;

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    wfkcj rst ndh brjmbst kt fns tb `j udgtkbdnc, k

    K gnd lkvj sbmj sjdsj b wfkmsy, b gfnrngtjr, b

    jdjrly tb kt, tfjd K wkcc. \bbh ks my mjhkum, yjt

    K ljt kdspkrntkbd rbm tfj lnrhjd, K ljt kdspkrntkbd

    rbm tfj grnzy bbh `jkdl gbbajh up kd tfj

    aktgfjd‘uctkmntjcy, wj ncc jjh b bdj ndbtfjr‛s

    grjntkvkty. Bur dnmj ks tfj Bggkhjdtnc Nrts ndh

    Jgbcbly Gjdtjr, ndh jvjd ns bur prblrnmmntkg

    wbra kd tfj nrts fns dnrrbwjh kd rjgjdt yjnrs, wj

    ncc stkcc try tb ckvj up tb bur dnmj ndh `rkdl n sjdsjb nrtkstry tb wfntjvjr wj hb.

    K‛m n gfkch b tfj >;9 x >9-ebbt Wud`urst wbbh skhkdl hjtnkc ̀ y Onmjs Yjckgnd tfnt hjgbrntjh tfj erbdt be tfj aktgfjd ebr bvjr n hjgnhj. .

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    udgtkbdjh mugf ckaj nd bch-lrbwtf brjst.

    Fumnds, ngtkdl ns ajystbdj spjgkjs, fnvj cbdl fnh

    tfj sakccs ndh adbwcjhlj tb ngtunccy kdgrjnsj tfj

    `kbcblkgnc gnrrykdl gnpngkty b tfj cndh rntfjr tfnd

    hjpcjtj kt, tb rjdhjr tfj gbdgjpt b –wnstj” b`sbcjtj,

    ndh tb gygcj ndh nmpcky rkgf pfyskgnc ndh gucturnc

    rjsburgjs tfrbulf tfj ljdjrntkbds. Zdbrtudntjcy,

    ckaj bch-lrbwtf brjsts, tfjrj nrj vjry jw kdtngt

    trnhktkbdnc sbgkjtkjs cje udspbkcjh ̀ y tfj mbhjrd

    scnsf-ndh-`urd jgbdbmy. Gntnstrbpfkg cbss bgucturnc ndh ckdlukstkg hkvjrskty wbrchwkhj fns

    pnrnccjcjh n cbss kd `kbhkvjrskty ndh, wktf kt, prj-

    gkbus ckdas tb gcujs n`but fbw tb ckvj kd fnrmbdy

    wktf tfj cndh tfrbulf cndlunlj, bbh, stbry, ndh

    trnhktkbd. [jt sbmj gbrj gfnrngtjrkstkgs b wfnt wj

    gbuch gncc –bch-lrbwtf” sustnkdn`cj gbmmudktkjs

    gnd sjrvj ns n budhntkbd br n rjcntkvjcy djw gbm-

    mudkty ckaj burs ndh fjcp hjdj tfj pfkcbsbpfkgnc

    rbbts b tfj BNJG/Wbwkdl Gkrgcj jxpjrkmjdt.

    Lcb`nckzjh gnpktncksm, n systjm tfnt kdgjdtkvkzjs

    –gnsfkdl but” ndh mbvkdl bd kd tfj hbwdwnrhspjgucntkvj spkrnc b rjnc jstntj ndh rjsburgj

    jxtrngtkbd, gbdsumptkbd ndh hkspbsn`kckty, ks

    kdfjrjdtcy dbdsustnkdn c̀j. Bdj b tfj rst tfkdls

    tfnt wns hbdj kd tfj budhkdl b tfj Wbwkdl Gkrgcj

    gbmmudkty wns tb nlrjj tfnt kt wbuch tnaj nlrjj-

    mjdt `y ncc pnrtdjrs tb hjgkhj tb sjcc tfj cndh ndh

    tfnt jngf bwdjr‛s –sfnrj” kd tfj CCG tfnt bwds tfj

    cndh wkcc dbt `j ckdajh tb tfj cndh‛s mnrajt vncuj.

    Xfks `bch ndh skmpcj mbvj tbba tfj cndh b tfj

    mnrajt ndh n rmjh tfnt rjcntkbdsfkp, tfj lbbh b

    tfj wfbcj, ndh akdsfkp wktf tfj cndh nrj ncc mbrj

    kmpbrtndt tfnd tfj gbdvjdtkbdnc rklfts nssbgkntjh

    wktf bwdjrsfkp b prbpjrty. Xfks lrbup b pjbpcj

    Kd tfj wnrm hry sjnsbd, kd tfj lcbw b tfj sjttkdl

    sud, ybu wkcc dh pjbpcj tbljtfjr jdobykdl tfjkr

    jvjdkdl mjnc, sgnttjrjh gbmbrtn`cy n`but bd

    aktgfjd stjps ndh fbmjmnhj ̀ jdgfjs br skttkdl nt

    tfj cnrlj cbdl tn`cj nsfkbdjh but b n fulj scn` b

    rjpurpbsjh rjhwbbh. Kd tfj rnkd ndh gbch b wkdtjr,

    tfjy nrj sdul kdskhj tfj cnrlj hkdkdl rbbm `y n

    rbnrkdl rj. \fjtfjr tfj lrbup fns gbmj tb BNJG

    br n wbrasfbp br kt ks tfj gbmmudkty b rjskhjdts

    br n mkxturj b tfj twb, tfj ngt b lntfjrkdl nrbudhtfj fjnrtf tb `rjna `rjnh `rkdls us tbljtfjr kd tfj

    mbst prkmnc jxprjsskbd b Fbmj.

    N lrbup b sjvjd rkjdhs jstn`cksfjh rjskhjdgy

    fjrj kd >;;8, brmkdl n ckmktjh ckn`kckty gbmpndy

    (CCG) gnccjh Wbwkdl Gkrgcj. Wbbd nejr, tfj BNJG

    wns brmjh `y tfj snmj lrbup, n dbdprbt :9>(g)7

    brlndkzntkbd tfnt wbuch rjskhj kd tfj snmj pcngj.

    Xfjsj twb jdtktkjs brmjh n cnstkdl mutunccy

    `jdjgknc rjcntkbdsfkp, bdj jdrkgfkdl tfj btfjr kd n

    sym`kbtkg rjgkprbgkty tfnt gbdtkdujs tb tfks hny.

    Ns kd tfj stuhy b pjrmngucturj, n hjskld pfk-

    cbsbpfy tfnt `nsjs fumnd hjskld bd tfj stuhy b

    dnturj, wj nt BNJG fnvj cjnrdjh n lrjnt hjnc rbm

    tfj stuhy b cndh-`nsjh gbmmudktkjs tfnt gnmj

    `jbrj br gbdtkduj kd mbhjrd tkmjs tb brlndkzj

    gucturj nrbudh dnturnc prbgjssjs. Zdtkc rjcntkvjcy

    rjgjdtcy, tfj mnobrkty b fumnd sjttcjmjdt fns

    G B-L G

    `y Nhnm \bcpjrt, Wbwkdl Gkrgcj mjm`jr ndh BNJG Jxjgutkvj Wtn Gbudgkc gfnkr

    \fnt Hbjs Kt Mjnd tb Ngt Ckaj\j Nrj Lbkdl tb @j Fjrj ebr

    Ndbtfjr >9,999 [jnrs2

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    `jst kdtjrjst b tfj wfbcj. Ckaj tfj hkvjrskty b bbh

    lrbwd kd tfj lnrhjd, gbmmudkty mjm`jrs jm`rngj

    n hkvjrskty b vkjws. Lrbup prbgjss gnd kdhjjh scbw

    tfkdls hbwd, `ut tfks scbwkdl ks kd ajjpkdl wktf tfj

    gbrj vncujs b rjhugkdl gbdsumptkbd ndh gbdskh-

    jrkdl ncc pbkdts b vkjw. Lrnhunc hjvjcbpmjdt ndh

    gfndlj `nsjh bd cbgnc adbwcjhlj b cndh, wntjr,

    mkgrbgckmntjs, ndh tfj grjnturjs ckvkdl bd tfj cndh

    cjnhs tb mbrj sustnkdn`cj ndh hurn`cj butgbmjs.

    –Kdstjnh b bguskdl bd gbdffkgt rjsbcutkbd

    (wfkgf ks djgjssnry ns n `ngaup), wj nrj puttkdl

    jdjrly tbwnrh strntjlkjs tfnt nrj fbpjuccy

    kdtjdhs tb stny ndh grjntj rjnc n`udhndgj kd pcngj

    bvjr tkmj, dbt bdcy br tfjmsjcvjs `ut br tfj mndy

    pjbpcj wfb wkcc gbmj nejr tfjm. Xfks cbdl-tjrm

    brkjdtntkbd cjnhs dnturnccy tb rjsburgj gbdsjrvntkbd

    ndh nd kdtjrjst kd rjstbrntkbd dbt jxpcbktntkbd.

    Ckaj mndy trnhktkbdnc cndh-`nsjh gucturjs, kd

    tfks gbmmudkty, mbst b tfj cndh ndh ngkcktkjs

    nrj kd tfj fndhs b tfj gbmmbds. Gbmmudkty

    mjm`jrs sjc-lbvjrd uskdl gbdsjdsus prbgjss, n

    gbbpjrntkvj ndh gbccn`brntkvj hjgkskbd-mnakdl tbbc

    tfnt `rkdls tbljtfjr tfj `jst khjns ndh gbdgjrds b

    ncc lrbup mjm`jrs tb brlj sbcutkbds tfnt nrj kd tfj

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    b fbmj, nd n`kckty tb rjnh ndh udhjrstndh tfj

    rjcntkbdsfkps b fbmj. Dbmy  kd Lrjja ks –mnd-

    nljmjdt.” Fjdgj, jgbdbmy  ks dbt tfj mndnljmjdt

    b mbdjy, ns gnpktncksm cjnhs us tb `jckjvj, `ut

    tfj mndnljmjdt b fbmj‘tfj brlndkzntkbd ndh

    brkjdtntkbd b bur rjcntkbdsfkps tb pcngj. Mbdjy

    ks bdj wny tb mjnsurj jgbdbmy, `ut wfy gnd‛t

    bur mndnljmjdt b fbmj `j mjnsurjh `y btfjr

    stndhnrhs2 \fnt n`but fjnctf2 Fnppkdjss2

    \jcc-`jkdl2 \fjd tfjrj ks db adbwcjhlj b fbmj,

    mbhjrd fumnds wndhjr uprbbtjh, fbmjcjss,

    jgb-kccktjrntj, nckjdntjh rbm tfj cndhsgnpj ndh

    rbm bdj ndbtfjr. Mksmndnljmjdt b fbmj ks tfj

    hkrjgt rjsuct, ns ks pnkduccy jvkhjdt kd bur gurrjdtjgbcblkgnc ndh jgbdbmkg grksjs.

    Kt ks prjgksjcy tfks gbdgjpt b Fbmj tfnt ks nt

    tfj gbrj b tfj BNJG jxpjrkjdgj. Nmkh ncc b tfj

    strntjlkg wbra tfnt fnppjds fjrj, rbm wntjrsfjh

    rjstbrntkbd tb sbgknc oustkgj brlndkzkdl, tfbsj b

    us wfb ckvj ndh wbra fjrj nlrjj tfnt tfj mbst

    udhnmjdtnccy rnhkgnc nspjgt b tfj BNJG mbhjc

    ks Wbwkdl Gkrgcj, tfj gbdsjdsus-`nsjh kdtjdtkbdnc

    gbmmudkty b cbdl-tjrm rjskhjdts bd tfks cndh.

    \fjd vksktbrs gbmj fjrj, tfjy nrj dbt sfbwkdl

    up tb n fbtjc br gbdjrjdgj gjdtjr1 tfjy gbmj nsfbdbrjh lujsts kd bur fbmj. \ktf tfnt gbmjs n

    ljdukdj sjdsj b fbspktnckty tfnt ks lrbudhjh ndh

    rjnc. BNJG ks dbt n fjnhqunrtjrs br jgbcblkgnc

    stjwnrhsfkp kd n`strngt tjrms, `ut bur ngtunc, pfys-

    kgnc fbmj, gbmpcjtj wktf gfkchrjd‛s tbys sgnttjrjh

    n`but, mbrdkdl mjjtkdls bvjr tjn nmkh rjmdndts

    b cnst dklft‛s hkddjr pnrty, ndh ncc tfj sbmjtkmjs

    mjssy, nutfjdtkg hjtnkcs b n rkgf fbmj ckj. BNJG

    mbhjcs nd nwnrjdjss, nd njstfjtkg, ndh nd jtfkg b

    –jgbs” ̀ jgnusj bur wbra ks adbwkdl ndh gnrkdl br

    tfj fbmj pcngj ndh tfbsj kd kt.

    Kd tfks gbmmudkty, ckj ndh wbra nrj bejd kdsjp-

    nrn`cj. Ns kd mndy trnhktkbdnc cndh-`nsjh sbgkjtkjs,

    gbdffkgt prjvjdtkdl. Kt‛s ckaj kdvjstkdl kd prjvjdtkvj

    mjhkgkdj‘k wj put fbckstkg hjgkskbd mnakdl rst,

    tfjd wj hbd‛t fnvj tb lb kdtb nccbpntfkg gbdffkgt rjs-

    bcutkbd. @y hjskld, wj nrj trykdl tb lurj but fbw

    tb rbdt-cbnh gbmmudkgntkbd ndh hjgkskbd-mnakdl

    strugturjs tfnt suppbrt fjnctfy, rjskckjdt rjcntkbd-

    sfkps,” snys @rbga Hbcmnd.

    Cndh-`nsjh pjbpcjs adbw tfnt n cbdl-tjrm

    brkjdtntkbd tfnt guctkvntjs nd jvbcvjh adbwcjhlj b

    pcngj pnssjh hbwd tfrbulf tfj ljdjrntkbds cjnhs

    tb n jjckdl b gbdtkdukty, lrbudhjhdjss, purpbsj,ndh, uctkmntjcy, rklft ngtkbd. Kd trnhktkbdnc gucturjs,

    tfj wbrst sfnmj ndh pudksfmjdt bdj gnd rjgjkvj

    ks `ndksfmjdt1 kd mbhjrd mnkdstrjnm \jstjrd

    sbgkjty, tfjrj ks bejd n gbdstrugt b sfnmj nssbgk-

    ntjh wktf fnvkdl tb ckvj nt fbmj wktf bdj‛s pnrjdts.

    Xfj mbhjrd hksgbdtjdt ndh hksgbddjgt ̀ jtwjjd

    ybudl ndh bch, pnst ndh uturj, gkvkckzntkbd ndh

    dnturj, wbra ndh pcny, spjnas tb n cjss sbpfkstkgntjh

    rjcntkbdsfkp tb pcngj.

    Xfj Gbdgjpt be Fbmj

    Xfj wbrh br prjx jgb gbmjs rbm tfj Lrjja wbrh

    bkabs, wfkgf mjnds –fbmj.” Jgbcbly ks adbwcjhlj

    Hnvj Fjdsbd gbudts tfj rkdls be n trjj wktf fks sbd Ajcsjy.

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    –\j‛vj struga n lbbh `ncndgj ̀ jtwjjd stndhkdl

    br sbmjtfkdl, `ut dbt tnakdl bursjcvjs tbb sjrkbuscy.

    Xfjrj ks n gucturnc tn`bb fjrj nlnkdst `jgbmkdl tbb

    hbgtrkdnkrj. Fumbr ndh pjrspjgtkvj nrj ajy,” snys

    Wbwkdl Gkrgcj mjm`jr Wusnd MgLbvjrd.

    Gbmmudkty ks `btf n prbgjss ndh n prngtkgj,

    n hydnmkg jxpjrkmjdt tfnt gbdstndtcy hjdjs

    ndh rjdjs tfj gbdgjpt ns wj ckvj kt. @y mnakdl

    bur prbgjss trndspnrjdt tfrbulf wbrasfbps ndh

    gbdsuctntkbd, wj fbpj tb sjrvj btfjrs udhjrtnakdl

    tfj snmj jdhjnvbr. Bur nkm ks tb grjntj n rjskckjdt

    ndh rjstbrntkvj vjrskbd b tfj ̀ jst b wfnt bur

    ndgjstbrs jdobyjh wfkcj ncsb pkbdjjrkdl sbmjtfkdl

    gbdtjmpbrnry, udkquj, ndh gnpn`cj b nhhrjsskdltfj gfnccjdljs b tbhny‛s wbrch.

    `usy tkmjs b pcndtkdl ndh fnrvjst nrj tkmjs b

    rjcntkbdsfkp ndh gbddjgtkbd1 pjbpcj wbra fnrh

    tbljtfjr ndh nrj `bdhjh `y tfj jbrt ndh tfj tkmj

    spjdt sfnrkdl gfnccjdljs ndh trkumpfs. \fjtfjr kt

    ks n pcndt sncj, n wjhhkdl, br n tfjntrkgnc prbhugtkbd,

    tfj BNJG/Wbwkdl Gkrgcj gbmmudkty bejd fns tfks

    –ncc fndhs bd hjga” jxpjrkjdgj. \j sjj tfj `jst ndh

    wbrst b bdj ndbtfjr ndh cjnrd tfnt wj wkcc `j sup-

    pbrtjh ndh nggjptjh jvjd udhjr strjss ndh strnkd.

    Xfj brklkdnc lrbup b < rjskhjdts fns dbw

    swjccjh tb 00 ndh fns spjdt tfj cnst 09 yjnrs jxpjr-

    kmjdtkdl, jxpcbrkdl, ndh wbrakdl fnrh tbljtfjr.

    Mndy tfkdls fnvj ̀ jjd cjnrdjh ndh trkjh. [jt, nejr

    09 yjnrs, tfjrj ks db skld b `urdkdl but br lkvkdlup `ut rntfjr n sjnsbdjh mnturkty ks jmjrlkdl.

    –Wbcnr Wu`ur`kn,” tfj gcustjr be cbw-squnrj-ebbtnlj fbusjs wfjrj mbst Wbwkdl Gkrgcj rjskhjdts ckvj, wns brklkdnccy ̀ ukct hurkdl tfj Enrnccbds jrn nsnd jxpjrkmjdt kd pnsskvj sbcnr hjskld. Kdhkvkhunc fbmjs ebr jngf rjskhjdt enmkcy pbsktkbdjh gcbsj tbljtfjr kd bdj sjgtkbd be tfj cndh nccbw ebr ̀ btf

    prkvngy ndh tbljtfjrdjss, wfkcj nt tfj snmj tkmj prjsjrvkdl spngj kd tfj bvjrncc ebbtprkdt be tfj cndh hjhkgntjh tb lnrhjds ndh wkch dnturj.

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    \j gfnddjc tfj cndh wj ckvj bd. Xfj wntjr, tfj jnrtf, tfj nkr, tfj `krhs,

    tfj `jjs, jvjrytfkdl tfnt ckvjs wktf tfj brjlndb tfnt K fnrvjstjh ebr tfj

    jvjdkdl mjnc, `jgbmjs mj. K jdoby tfj sfjjr pcjnsurj be cbbakdl nt wfnt

    ks lrbwkdl wjcc kd tfnt mbmjdt ndh cjt tfj lnrhjd hjgkhj wfb K nm

     lbkdl tb `jgbmj.

    ‘A M@, lnrhjd kdtjrd >;;>,

    nutfbr be Xfj Fjr`nc Aktgfjd

                             

        

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    Xb kdtjrprjt tfj mjndkdl b sjnsbdnc gbbakdl,

    wj cbba tb tfj rbbts b tfj wbrh sjnsbd. Wjnsbd

    rjjrs tb n tkmj b yjnr, nd jpbgf, n rfytfm. Kd

    Cntkd, sjrjrj ks –tb sbw”‘tb kdtjdtkbdnccy `rkdl tb

    ckj‘n gbdgjpt hjjpcy rbbtjh kd nlrkgucturj ndh

    tfj yjnrcy pcndtkdl ndh fnrvjstkdl gncjdhnr. Xb

    sjnsbd, kd tfj guckdnry sjdsj, ks tb nhh ffnvbr, spkgj,

    ndh su`tcjty tb bbh. Xb sjnsbd ks ncsb tb rkpjd br

    hjvjcbp kd hjptf, mnturkty, ndh strjdltf, ns kd n

    sjnsbdjh grnesmnd br n sjnsbdjh gnst-krbd pnd.

    Xfj muctkpcj mjndkdls rbm tfks gbmmbd rbbt

    wbrh gnd `j hkstkccjh kdtb tfj khjn tfnt tb sjnsbd

    ks tb `rkdl tb ckj tfj ffjjtkdl jxpjrkjdgj b tnstj

    wktfkd tfj cnrljr gbdtjxt b gygckgnc tkmj br tb

    Xfj Wjnsbdshjvjcbp, wktf kdtjdtkbdnckty, tfj ucc pbtjdtknc b

    tfj rkpj mbmjdt.

    Pbbtjh kd jnrtf-`nsjh bca trnhktkbds, wj `nsj bur

    lnrhjd pcndtkdl gncjdhnr bd tfj b`sjrvntkbd b tfj

    sbcstkgjs, jqukdbxjs, grbss qunrtjr hnys, ucc ndh djw

    mbbds. Xb sbmjbdj butskhj Gnckbrdkn, tfj gfnrngtjr

    b tfj sjnsbds kd bur tjmpjrntj gbnstnc gckmntj mny

    `j `nrjcy dbtkgjn`cj, `ut tfj su`tcj gfndljs kd hny

    cjdltf, tkhnc kdffujdgj, prjgkpktntkbd, ndh tjmpjrn-

    turj fnvj n prbbudh jjgt bd tfj nrg b bur nddunc

    gygcj. Ns tfj jnrtf mnajs kts gkrgcj nrbudh tfj sud,

    tfj sjnsbds b wbra ndh b rjst gbkdgkhj wktf fbt

    ndh hry trndsktkbdkdl tb gbbc ndh wjt. Zctkmntjcy,

    tfj sjnsbds kdffujdgj dbt bdcy tfj hnkcy ngtkvktkjs

    b bur wbrasfbps ndh prblrnmmntkg wbra, `ut bur

    mbbhs, nppjtktjs, ndh nrtkstkg kdspkrntkbds.