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  amthm-bn-Ìp-Ifpw ImkÀtImsS amwk]n¬U-§fpw C´y³                               cmjv{Sn-b-¯nsâ Cc-IÄ

       Xn{h-hm-Zn-I-sf¶v ap{Z Ip¯-s¸« tcmKn-Ifmb   cmPy-¯nse ]mh-§Ä¡v th­n PnhnXw Dgnªp sh¨p F¶ a\p-jy-kv\lw {]I-Sn-¸n¨ Ipä-¯n\ Pbn-en t]mtI­n h¶ _n-\n-bmIv sk¶n-s\ kp{]nw tImSXn CS-s]«v Ipä hnaq-à-\m-¡n. \ntcm-[n¨ eLp teJ-IÄ ho«n \n¶pw Is­-Sp¯p F¶ ImcWw sIm­p am{Xw HcmÄ cmPy-t{Zm-ln-bm-Ip-¶nà F¶ Is­-¯-emWv tImSXn kp{]-[m\ hn[n {]kvXm-h-\-bn-eqsS \S-¯n-b-Xv. almßm KmÔn-bpsS ]pkvXIw kq£n-¨Xv sIm­v am{Xw HcmÄ KmÔn-b-\m-Iptam F¶v tImSXn tNmZn-¨p. sk¶nsâ hn«n \n¶pw Is­-Sp¯ tcJ-I-fn kÀ¡m-cn-s\-Xnsc t]mcm-Sm³ Blzm-\-aq­v F¶ kÀ¡m-dnsâ hmZ-K-Xnsb tImSXn ]pOn¨p XÅn. tcJ-IÄ Is­-Sp-¡p-¶Xv sIm­v am{Xw HcmÄ cmPy-t{Zml Ipäw sNbvX-Xmbn \nÝ-bn-Im-I-\m-hptam F¶v tImSXn tNmZn-¨p. {_n«n-jp-ImÀ tImf\n `cW Ime¯v C´y³ ]uc-·msc hI hcp-¯m³ AhÀ \nÀ-an¨ \n-baw kzX{´ C´y tImf\n `c-W-¡msc t]mse kz´w Ipªp-§Äs¡-Xnsc  {]tbm-Kn-¡p-I-bm-sW¶v tImSXn ]d-ªp. \Ivk t\Xmhv \mcm-b¬ k\ym-ens\ _nemkv]pÀ Pbn-en sN¶v 30 XhW NnInÂkn-¨n-«p-s­-¦n AXv t]meo-knsâ A\p-a-Xn-tbm-sS-bm-sW¶v sk¶n\p th­n hmZn¨ cmwPXv amen\n tImS-Xnsb Adn-bn-¨p.  _nsP]n kÀ¡m-cnsâ a\p-jzXzclnX ^mknÌv \b-§Ä ad-\o¡n ]pd¯p NÀ¨ sN¿-s¸-Sm-\pw, amthm Xo{h-hm-Zn-I-fpsS KdnÃm ka-c-¯n\v kaq-l-¯nsâ am\-knI ]n³XpW BÀPn-¡p-hm\pw am{Xsa _nsP]n aqJy-a{´n ca¬ kn§nsâ \S-]-Sn-sIm­v km[n-¨p-Åp.]g-In-bXpw Xpcp-s¼-Sp-¯-Xp-amb \nc-h[n \nb-a-§-fpsS sI«p-]m-Sp-I-fn Ducm-¡p-Sp-¡mbn \c-In-¡p¶ \½psS PpUn-jz-dn-bpsS ka-tbm-NnX CS-s]-S CÃm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n {_n«njv `c-Wm-[n-Im-cn-I-fpsS Xq¡p-a-c-¯n-\-c-bmb I¿p-cnse A¸p-hn-sâ-bpw, Nncp-I-WvT-sâ-bpw, A_q-_-¡-dnsâbpw ØnXn _n-\n-bmIv sk¶n-s\ tXSn-sb-¯p-am-bn-cp¶p. _nsP]n kÀ¡m-dnsâ Cu \ne-]m-Sns\  {]Jym-]n-¡m¯ ASn-b-´n-cm-h-Ø-sbt¶m `cW `nI-c-X-bpsS ]cm-{I-a-sat¶m hnti-jn-¸n-¡-Ww. sImSp-¡m³ Ign-bm¯ Hcp Pnhn-Xhpw Pnh\pw FSp-¡m³ P\m-[n-]-Xy-¯n hniz-kn-¡p¶ Hcp kvÀ¡mdn\pw tImS-Xn¡pw km[n¡n-Ã. Zbm-h[w t]mepw AwKn-I-cn-¡m¯ hnime am\-knI, hyàn -a-cym-Z-Ifpw, a\p-jz-¯zhpw Id-tb¡msX kq£n-¡p¶ alm cmPy-amWv C´y-sb¶v B kÀ¡mÀ HmÀ¡-Wambn-cp¶p. C´y³ kwkvImchpw AXnsâ ]ptcm-K-Xnbpw hfÀ¨bpw ]cn-Wm-ahpw temI-¯n\p aq¼n ImWn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡m³ _m[y-X-s¸« Hcp tZiob ]mÀ«nbpw AX-S-§p¶ kwkvIm-c-hp-amWv _nsP-]n -F¶v AXnsâ hàm-¡Ä HmÀ¡-Wambn-cp¶p. XmÂ]-cy-§Ä¡v th­n (F-´mWv Xmev]-cy-sa¶v hgnsb NÀ¨ sN¿mw)cmjv{Snbw {]tbm-P-\-s¸-Sp-¯p-t¼mÄ AXnsâ \mW-t¡Sv B ]mÀ«ntb kvt\ln-¡p-¶-hÀ¡pw AXnsâ kwkv¡m-cs¯ _lp-am-\n-¡p-¶-hÀ¡pw Xs¶-bmWv. ssI¿n In«nb `cWw ]I t]m¡m³ D]-tbm-Kn-¡-t¼mÄ AXp-sIm­v amthm Xo{h-hm-Zn-I-fpsS `njWn IqSp-I- am-{X-a-Ã,-`-cW cmln-Xz-hpw, sISp-Im-cy-kvX-Xbpw \nb-ahpw \nba ]me-Icpw Ib-dpcn hnSp¶ Imf-Isf t]mse Aeªp Xncn-bp-Ibpw sN¿pw.   Cu kwLS-\sb klm-bn-¡m³ \nc-h[n t]À aqt¶m«p h¶p. ]«n-Wn-¡m-csâ a\-knse s\m¼cw sk¶nse a\p-jy-kvt\ln Xsâ s\m¼-c-am¡n Gsä-Sp-¯p. B thZ-\-bmWv sk¶ns\ AhIm-i-§Ä¡m-bpÅ Bib {]N-c-W-¯n\pw thZ-\n-¡p-¶-hsâ I®n-scm-¸m\pw th­n kÀ¡m-cn-s\-Xn-scbpw AhÀ \S-¯p¶ `cW `nI-c-Xs¡X-scbpw aäpw ]ucm-h-Im-i \ntj-[-¯n-s\-Xnscbpw BZn-hm-kn-I-fp-sSbpw hn¹h t]mcm-fn-I-sfbpwNn´n-¸n-¨-Xv.  kJm-hv(-tIm-ss{_-Uv) F¶ hm¡p-]-tbm-Kn¨v kply-¯p-¡Ä¡v Is¯-gp-Xn-bXv kÀ¡mÀ cmPy-t{Zm-l-¯#nsâ ]«n-I-bn s]Sp-¯n. CXnt\ XpSÀ¶mWv 2007 sa¿v 14 B a\pjy kvt\ln AdÌv hcn-¡p-¶-Xv.

_nsP]n kÀ¡m-dnsâ hgn-hn« \S-]-Sn-IÄ¡v Np«p ]nSn-¡p¶ kan-]-\-amWv tI{µhpw kznI-cn-¨-Xv. amthm-bn-Ìp-ImÀ tXm¡n³Ip-g-en-epsS hk-´-¯nsâ CSn-ap-g-¡-§Ä kz]v\w I­p Ign-bp-t¼mÄ Xs¶ AhÀ kzoI-cn¨ sXämb kan-]-\-§sf Xncp-¯-ep-IÄ¡v hnt[-b-am-¡msX AhÀ kznI-cn¨ tXm¡nsâ hgn Xs¶ tI{µhpw kznI-cn-¨p. c­p ]£¯pw \nc-h[n Pnh-\p-IÄ _en-b-À¸n¡s¸«p F¶-Xn-e-¸pdw tI{µ tk\-bpsS Hm¸-td-j-\p-IÄ¡v cmPys¯ IqSp-X apdn-th¸n-¡mt\ km[n-¨p-Åp. A\y-cm-Py-§-fnse ]uc-·msc t]msebmWv ]«mfw sImSpw Im«n Agn-ªm-Sn-b-Xv. ]e BZn-hmkn kv{XnIfpw A{I-an-¡-s¸-«p. AhÀ \S-¯nb \c-\m-bm-«p-IÄ ]pdw temI-a-dn-bm³ CS-bn-Ãm-¯Xv ssk\y-¯n\v IqSp-X kuI-cy-ambn.

       tXm¡p-sIm­v Cu Iem-]-Im-cn-Isf ASn-¨-aÀ¯m³ Ign-bn-söv t_m[y-amb HSp-hn NnXw-_cw amthm Xn{h-hm-Zn-I-fpsS {]iv\-§Ä ]Tn-¡m\pw NÀ¨ sN¿m\pw A\p-c-©-\-sa¶ ]pXnb Bbp-[-hp-ambn amthm t\Xmhv Bkm-Zns\ £Wn-¨p. ]s£ ]n¶nSv B kJm-hnsâ Agp-Inb icncw B{Ô-bnse AZne-_mZv sImSpw h\-¯n hen-s¨-dn-b-s¸-«- \nebnem-bmWv ImWm³ km[n-¨-Xv. B tIkp t]mepw \S-¯-s¸-Sm-\m-fn-ÃmsX Cg-bp-¶p. tIc-f-¯nse \Ivk {]Øm-\-¯nsâ I®n-ep®n hÀKo-kns\ ac-¯n sI«n-bn«v Icp-Wm-I-c³ `cn-¨ncp¶ tIm¬{KÊv KhÀsa­v cma-N-{µ³ \mbÀ F¶ t]menkn-s\-sIm­v Im©n hen-¸n¨v sIme-s¸-Sp-¯nb  \njvSqc kw`-h-amWv Bkm-Zn-epsS \mw hmbn-s¨-Sp-¡p-¶-Xv. _n\-b¡v sk¶nsâ Ad-Ìn\p ]n¶n Xo{h-hmZ _Ôw am{X-a-Ã, cmjv{Sn-b-¡mÀ¡v C´ysb Xs¶ hne-s¡-Sp-¡m-hp-¶-{Xbpw `oa-bmb km¼-¯nI t{kmX-kn-\pÅ XS-Ê-§-fp¬sS¶v hmb-\-¡mÀ a\-kn-em-¡p-t¼m-gmWv _n\m-bIv sk¶nsâ tZi-kvt\-l-¯nsâ hep¸w \s½ tImcn-¯-cn-¸n-¡p-¶Xv. _nsP]n kÀ¡m-dn\pw tIm¬{K-kn\pw  sk¶ns\ Cu a®n \n¶pw ImWm-Xm-t¡-­Xv tImSn-I-fpsS hcp-am-\-¯n\pÅ XmÂ]-cy-amWv. \Ivk t\Xmhv hÀKnkv hb-\m-«nse `p{]-am-Wn-amÀ¡v Ahn-Ss¯ BZn-hm-knIÄ s]®pw ]Whpw ImWn¡ sh¡-W-sa-¶Xp t]mse Xs¶, AhÀ hnf-bn¨ `pan-bnse hnf-hp-Isfbpw s]¬Ip-ªp-§-sfbpw X{¼m\v ImWn¡ sh¡-W-sa-¶Xp t]mse Xs¶ Agn-a-Xn-bp-sSbpw khÀ®-ta-[m-hn-Xz-¯nsâbpw tIfn-cw-K-amb O±n-kvK-«n cmjv{Snb {]`p-¡-·mÀ ssI¿m-fp¶ I¡cn J\n-IÄ an¡-hbpw BZn-hmkn taL-e-bnse ]mh-§-fpsS Irjn-bn-S-§fpw hmk Øe-§-fp-am-Wv. Ah-cpsS Iªn-bn a®p hmcn-bn«v tImSn-IÄ k¼m-Zn-¡p¶ cmjv{Snb X{¼m-¡-fpsS Imh¡m-cmWv tIm¬{Kkv _nsP]n  ]mÀ«n-Ifpw kÀ¡mcpw. k¼-¯nsâ hgn-¡-cn-In-se-¯p-t¼mÄ asä-Ãm-bn-S-¯p-sa-¶Xp t]mse Chn-sSbpw ]mÀ«nIqSm-c-§-fnse ZpjvS iàn-IÄ ]c-kv]cw CW tNcp-¶p. BZn-hm-kn-I-fpsS Irjn `pan sXm«pÅ Ifn Ah-cpsS \ne \nÂ]nsâ taepÅ Ah-km-\s¯ a®v hmcn-bn-S-em-Wv. \Ivk {]Øm-\-¯n hÀKokv sNbvXXp t]mse Xsâ ]nbp-kn-F F¶ kwL-S\sb D]-tbm-Kn¨v CXn-s\-Xnsc ]S-sbm-cp-¡nb-XmWv _nsP]n kÀ¡m-dnsâ ap¶nse sk¶nsâ cmPy-t{Zml Ipä-sa¶v kpNn-¸n-¡m-\mWv C{Xbpw hni-Zn-I-cn-¨-Xv. Cu c­p kw`-h-§-fpw tNmc-bn ap¡nsb-gp-X-s¸-«-Xm-sW-¦nepw hÀKn-kn\p am{Xta Xsâ Pnh³ Zm\w sNt¿­n h¶p-Åp. kÀ¡mÀ \ntcm-[n¨ Hcp kwL-S-\-bpsS AwKzXzw t]mepw Hcp Ipd-d-ambn ImW-cp-sX¶ tImS-Xn-bpsS Xncn-¨-dnhv 1977embn-cp-s¶-¦n \ap¡v hÀKn-kns\ \jvS-s¸-Sn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. kp{]nw tImSXn PUvPn F¨v-Fkv t_Znbpw knsI {]kmZpw ]pd-¸-Sp-hn-¸n¨ Ncn-{Xs¯ amän adn¨ Cu hn[n {]kvXmhw P\-Inb P\m-[n-]-Xy-¯nsâ i_vZ-c-lnX hn¹-h-ambn Ncn{Xw hmgv¯-s¸-Spw                                               amthm-bn-Ìp-IÄ \S-¯p¶ tXm¡n³Ip-g hn¹-hs¯ \qdp iX-am-\hpw XÅn ]dªp sIm­pw, Ah-cpsS kac coXn Hcp {]iv\-§Ä¡pw ]cn-lo-c-am-hn-söv ]pÀ®-amb hnizm-k-t¯m-sSbpw ]d-bm³ km[n¡pw A£c Úm\-an-Ãm¯ ChÀ amthm-bn-Ìp-I-f-Ã,  Chsc amthm-bn-Ìm-¡n-b-Xm-Wv F¶v. tXms¡-Sp-¡m³ AhÀ¡v Ah-k-c-sam-cp-¡-cp-Xm-bn-cp¶p.  C´y-³ a®n A¼pw hnÃpw D]-tbm-Kn¨v sNKp-thc-,amthm ImgvN-¸m-Sp-Ifn t_mfn-hn-b³ cnXn-bn KdnÃm hn¹hw \S¯mw F¶v {]Xym-in-¡p¶ ]mh-§-fm-Wn-hÀ. Chsc ]Ãp tX¸n¡m³ _lp-cmjv{S Ip¯-I-I-fn-Ã. Ipfn-¸n-¡m³ lnµp-Øm³ enh-dn-Ã. IpSn-¡m³ _nk-tecn hm«-dn-Ã. C´y-bn P\n¨v C´y³ Id³kn-sIm­v {]tbm-P-\-an-Ãm¯ C´ym-¡mcmW-hÀ. Ah-cpsS lrZbw am´n-sb-Sp-¯mWv I¡-cn-bm¡n ]W-¨m-¡p-IÄ C´y³ P\m-[n-]-Xy-¯n\vv hnebnSp-¶Xvv. Ah-cmWv FwFÂF amscbpw Fw]n amscbpw tImSn-I-fn«v tee-¯n-se-Sp-¡p-¶Xv.

       O±n-kvK-Unse ]{X-§Ä¡v kXy-sa-gp-Xm³ t]Sn-bm-Wv. ]pd-¯mcpw A§s\ NÀ¨ sN¿m¯ Hcp \nbaap­-v O±n-kvK-UnÂ. 2005  Chn-Sps¯ ssltImSXn sIm­p h¶ ]»n¡v skIyp-cn-änkv BIväv BWnXv. amthm-bn-Ìn\v A\p-Iq-e-ambpw kÀ¡m-cn\v FXn-cmbpw hmÀ¯ {]kn-²n-I-cn-¨m B ]{X-¯n-s\-Xnsc in£ hn[n-¡m\pw ]{Xw I¬Sp sI«m\pw CXn hyh-Ø-bp-­v. 100 hÀj-§Ä¡v aq¼v at\m-ca ]{X-s¯bqw kztZ-im-`n-am\n cma-Ir-jvW-]n-Å-sb-bpw, tZim-`n-am\n Zn\-]-{X-t¯bpw I¬Sp sI«n-bXv C¯cw ImS¯ \nba hyh-Ø-bpsS ad ]nSn-¨m-Wv. 21mw \qäm¬Sv Ign-ªn«pw C¶pw O±n-kvK-Un C¯cw \nbaw \ne \n¡p¶p F¶v ImWp-t¼mÄ \mw eÖn-¡-Ww. amthm Xo{h-hm-Zn-I-fpsS bpWn-t^m-ansâ \ndw ]¨-bm-Wv. _nÉm-]pÀ F¶ {Kma-¯n-semcp X¿Â¡mc³ kabw In«p-t¼mÄ ]¨ \nd-¯n-epÅ FXm\pw jÀ«v Xbv¨v Xq¡n-bn-«p. Abm-fn-t¸mÄ F{Xtbm hÀj-§-fmbn hnNm-c-W-t]m-ep-an-ÃmsX Pbn-en Ign-bp-¶p. CXv ]pdw temI-s¯-¯n-¡m³ Pnh-\n sImXn-bpÅ Hcp ]{X-¡m-c\pw apt¼m«p hcn-Ã. ]ns¶-sb-§n-s\-bmWv tamthm-bnÌp-IfpsS I®ncpw thZ-\bpw ]pdw temI-a-dnbpw? Hfn-t]m-cnse sshZvKvZyhpw apfw I¼p-sIm¬Sp \nÀan¨ A¼pw hnÃnse D¶w sXäm-sX-bpÅ IrXy-X-bn-ep-amWv AZn-hmkn s]¬sIm-Sn-IÄ X§-fpsS amdnsâ am\w Im¯p kp£n-¡p¶Xv.      O±n-kvK-Un ZWvU-Im-c®yw F¶ Øe¯pw ]cn-k-c¯pambn e£-I-W-¡n\p P\-§Ä AXnZcn-{Z-cmbn \½psS Imt\-jp-am-cn-bn t]mepw CSw t\SmsX  Ignªp IqSp-¶p. 

       ZWvU-Im-c®yw Ign-ªm ]n¶nSv tJmc h\-am-Wv. Im«p-hn-`-h-§fpw I¡cn J\n-I-fp-am-W-hn-Sw.  Ahn-Sp-¶-t§m«v C´y¡v kÀth-Itfm Imt\-jp-amcn IWvI-sI-Spt¸m AXnÀ¯ntbm \n©-bn-¡-s¸-«n-Ã. ]Xn-\m-bn-c-¡-W-¡n\p NXp-c{i Intem-ao-äÀ hcpw Cu B\mY {]tZiw.(-a-t\m-ca F{]n 19 se¡v am\y hmb-\-¡msc £Wn-¡p-¶p) tIc-f-t¯mfw hcp¶ Cu `p{]-tZiw C´y KhÀsa¬Sv  I¡cn apX-em-fn-amÀ¡v Xosd-gp-Xn-bn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.  C´y-bn amthm-Xn-{h-hm-Zn-I-sf¶v ap{Z Ip¯n Hcp hn`m-Ks¯ thÀ Xncn¨p \nÀ¯m³ cmjv{Sob I£n-IÄ aÂk-cn-¡p-¶-Xn\p ]n¶nse hnImcw Ahn-Sp-§-fnsS I¡cn J\n-I-fn- \S-¡p¶ sh«n¸v ]pdw teI-a-dn-bm-Xn-cn-¡m³ Xo{h hmZn-Isf Iq«p ]nSn-¡p-¶-XmtWm F¶ kwibw _e-s¸«p hcp¶p.

       Cu Øe§f{Xbpw Xs¶-bpw,Chn-Sp-§-fnse IW-¡n s]Sm¯ e£-¡-W-¡n\v ktlm-Z-c-§-sfbpw C´y-¡n\n tht­? Ah-sc F¶pw amthm `nI-c-hm-Zn-I-fmbn A\yw \nÀ¯m-\mtWm {][m\ a{´n a³tam-l³kn-§nsâbpw tIm¬{K-kn-sâbpw `mhw? Ah-scbpw C´y-bpsS `mK-am-¡m\pw kzmX-´y-¯sâ ip² hmbp izkn-¡m\pw Fsâ ktlm-Z-c-s\¶v Dds¡ hnfn-¡m\pw C\n-sb{X hÀKn-kp-amÀ Cu a®n  acn¨p hngWw? F{X _n\m-bmIv sk¶p-amÀ Pbn-en t]mIWw? F{X lkm-cn-amÀ \ncm-lm-c-an-cn-¡Ww? temI `na-\mb Ft´m-kÂ^m\v ]W-ap-­m¡n sImSp-¡m³ th­n ImkÀtIm-Sv AS-¡-apÅ {]tZ-i-§-fn  Hcp Xe-ap-dsb Xs¶ IpcpXn sImSp¯v cmPy-¯n\v \nc-h[n Pohn-¡p¶ amwk ]n¬U-§sf kw`m-h\ sNbvX tIm¬{KÊv I¡cn apX-em-fn-amÀ¡v Xosc-gpXn sImSp-¯n-cn-¡q-I-bmWv O±n-kvL-«nse ]mhw BZn-hm-kn-I-sf.

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