I-gn-ª c-WvSp-hÀ-j-s¯-t¸m-se C-¯-h-W-bpw C-´y-bn Im-e-hÀ-jw km-[m-c-W-\n-e-bn- B-bn-cn-¡p-sa-¶v tI-{µ Im-em-h-Øm h-Ip-¸v {]-h-Nn-¨-Xv G-{]n 26\m-Wv. ZoÀ-L-Im-e i-cm-i-cn-bp-sS 99 i-X-am-\w a-g e-`n-¡p-sa-¶m-Wp hn-Z-Kv-[-cp-sS {]-Xo-£. C-´y³ Im-em-h-Øm im-kv-{X-Ú³-amÀ, km-[m-c-W tXm-Xn-ep-Å Im-e-hÀ-j-¯n-\p- km-[y-X 47 i-X-am-\-am-sW-¶p I-W-¡p-Iq-«n-bn-«p-WvSv. 89 skân-ao-ä-dm-Wv C-´y-bn-se i-cm-i-cn a-g. sa-bv 23\v X-s¶ Im-e-hÀ-j-¡m-äv C-´y-bp-sS G-ä-hpw sX-¡p-In-g-t¡ `q-{]-tZ-i-am-b \n-t¡m-_mÀ Zzo-]n F-¯n-bn-cp-¶p. A-¶p-X-s¶ A-hn-sS a-g-bpw Xp-S-§n. _w-KmÄ DÄ-¡-S-en-epw \n-t¡m-_mÀ ta-J-e-bn-epw ]n-¶o-Sp-Å Zn-h-k-§-fn-se-Ãmw B-Im-iw aq-Sn-s¡-«n-bn-cp-¶p. km-[m-c-W-K-Xn-bn Cu ta-Lw aq-¶p-Zn-h-kw-sIm-WvSv I-\ym-Ip-am-cn- I-S-¶v tI-c-f-¯n-se-t¯-WvS-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, A-Xp-WvSm-bn-Ã. 2009 sa-bv 20\m-Wv \n-t¡m-_mÀ Zzo-]n Im-e-hÀ-j-sa-¯n-b-Xv. aq-¶p-Zn-h-kw-sIm-WvSv, H-cp \yq-\-aÀ-±-¯n-sâ ^-e-am-bn a-g-¡m-dp-IÄ am-en- Zzo-]pw {io-e-¦-bpw I-S-¶p tI-c-f-¯n-se-¯n. Im-e-hÀ-jw tI-c-f-¯n Xp-S-§n-sb-¶ A-d-n-bn-¸pw h-¶p. 

C-t¸mÄ kw-`-hn-¨p-sIm-WvSn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv F-´m-sW-¶v C-´y³ Im-em-h-Øm im-kv-{X-Ú-·mÀ Ir-Xy-am-bn ]-d-bp-¶p-an-Ã. tI-c-f-¯n sa-bv 26 ap-X ]-I A-d-_n-¡-S-enÂ-\n-¶v km-am-\yw i-àn-bp-Å Im-äv ho-ip-¶p-WvSv. _w-KmÄ DÄ-¡-S-en H-cp \yq-\-aÀ-±w D-WvSm-bm-te ta-L-§Ä tI-c-f-Xo-c-¯v F-¯p-I-bp-Åq F-¶p-th-Ww I-cp-Xm³. C-´y-bp-sS In-g-t¡ Xo-c-¯v th-\Â-¡m-e-¯v i-cm-i-cn B-tdm G-tgm \yq-\-aÀ-±-§Ä D-WvSm-hm-dp-WvSv. 200 hÀ-jw ap-¼-s¯- N-cn-{X-tc-J-I-fnÂ-\n-¶v C-h-bp-sS km-¶n-[yw sh-fn-hm-Ip-¶p-WvSv. \yq-\-aÀ-±-§Ä C-¯-h-W h-f-sc Ip-d-hm-bn-cp-¶p C-´y-bp-sS In-g-¡³-Xo-c-¯v. C-Xv H-cp-]-t£, im-kv-{X-Ú³-am-cp-sS {]-h-N-\-§-sf A-Øm-\-¯m-¡p-¶-Xn-sâ e-£-W-am-tWm? 

tI-c-fo-bÀ H-cp DÂ-k-h-s¯-t¸m-se Im-¯p-Im-¯n-cp-¶ Im-e-hÀ-j-¯n-\v F-´p-]-än? C-\n F-{X-Zn-h-kw Im-¯n-cn-¡-Ww? Pq¬ H-¶n-\p-X-s¶ a-®n-\p Ip-fn-tc-In a-g h-cp-sa-¶v Im-em-h-Øm im-kv-{X-Ú³-amÀ B-W-bn-«p-]-d-ª-Xm-Wv. G-dn-bm \m-ep-Zn-h-kw ap-t¼m-t«m ]n-t¶m-t«m. A-Xm-b-Xv, C-\n Pq¬ A-©n-\-Iw h-¶n-cn-¡-Ww {]-h-N-\w i-cn-bm-h-W-sa-¦nÂ. A-sÃ-¦n-epw F-´n-\m-Wn-§-s\ h-cpw-Zn-h-kw {]-h-Nn-¡p-¶-Xv? Im-e-hÀ-jw Xp-S-§p-¶ Xn-¿-Xn am-dp-¶-Xpw a-g-bp-sS e-`y-X-bpw X-½n bm-sXm-cp _-Ô-hp-an-sÃ-¶v Im-em-h-Øm im-kv-{X-Ú³-amÀ X-s¶ ]-d-bp-¶p-WvSv. 2005 Pq¬ A-©n-\pw 2006 sa-bv 30\pw 2007 -sa-bv 28\pw 2008 sa-bv 31\p-am-Wv tI-c-f-¯n Im-e-hÀ-jw Xp-S-§n-b-Xv. Cu Xn-¿-Xn-I-fpw A-X-Xp-hÀ-j-s¯ a-g-bp-sS A-f-hpw X-½n bm-sXm-cp _-Ô-hp-ap-WvSm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. tc-J-I-f-\p-k-cn-¨v Im-e-hÀ-jw G-ä-hpw t\-c-t¯ F-¯n-b-Xv 1918 sa-bv 11\m-Wv; ssh-In-sb-¯n-b-Xv 1972 Pq¬ 19\pw. tI-{µ Im-em-h-Øm h-Ip-¸n-sâ Cu hÀ-j-s¯ {]-h-N-\-§Ä h-cp-¶-Xn-\p ap-¼v tem-I Im-em-h-Øm kw-L-S-\ \yq-UÂ-ln-bn kw-L-Sn-¸n-¨ sk-an-\m-dnÂ, C-¯-h-W Z-£n-tW-´y³ kw-Øm-\-§-fn-epw h-S-¡p-]-Sn-ªm-d³ kw-Øm-\-§-fn-epw a-g km-[m-c-W-bn-epw Ip-d-bp-sa-¶pw a-äp kw-Øm-\-§-fn km-[m-c-W tXm-Xn e-`n-¡p-sa-¶pw D-b-À-¶ A-`n-{]m-b-§Ä C-´y³ Im-em-h-Øm im-kv-{X-Ú-·m-sc A-kz-Ø-cm-¡n-bn-«p-WvSv. 

k-ao-]-Im-e-s¯ G-ä-hpw ITn-\-am-b th-\Â-¡m-e-am-Wv D-¯-tc-´y-bn-ep-S-\o-fw A-\p-`-h-s¸-«-Xv. Cu hÀ-jw amÀ-¨v-þ-G-{]n am-k-§-fn a-e-_m-dn th-\Â-a-g h-f-sc Ip-d-t¨ In-«n-bp-Åq. Xr-iqÀ- ap-X h-S-t¡m-«p-Å B-dp Pn-Ã-I-fn-epw am-À-¨v H-¶p ap-X G-{]n 18 h-sc e-`n-¨ a-g I-gn-ª Ip-td hÀ-j-§-fn-se G-ä-hpw Ip-d-hm-bn-cp-¶p. Im-kÀ-tIm-Uv Pn-Ã-bn H-cp an.ao-ä-dpw I-®qÀ Pn-Ã-bn 9 an.ao-ä-dpw tIm-gn-t¡m-Sv Pn-Ã-bn 11 an.ao-ä-dpw a-g am-{X-ta In-«n-bp-Åq. a-e-¸p-d-¯v 50Dw ]m-e-¡m-«v 31Dw Xr-iq-cn 27Dw an.ao-äÀ a-g tc-J-s¸-Sp-¯n. A-Xm-b-Xv, Im-kÀ-tIm-Uv 95, I-®qÀ 75, tIm-gn-t¡m-Sv 81 i-X-am-\w a-g-¡p-d-hp-WvSm-bn. C-tX-k-a-bw h-b-\m-«p-ImÀ-¡v 115 an.ao-äÀ a-g In-«n-b-Xp `m-Ky-am-bn. kw-Øm-\w sam-¯-sa-Sp-¯m km-[m-c-W In-t«-WvS 89 an.ao-äÀ a-g In-«n-bn-«p-WvSv. G-{]n A-h-km-\-hm-c-¯n {io-e-¦-bv-¡p ]-Sn-ªm-dp-`m-K-¯m-bn cq-]w-sIm-WvS \yq-\-aÀ-±w C-´y³ I-SÂ-¯o-c-¯p-Iq-Sn h-S-t¡m-«p \o-§n-b-Xp-aq-ew sX-¡³ Pn-Ã-I-fn aq-¶p-\m-ep Zn-h-kw I-\-¯ a-g e-`n-¨p. C-tXm-sS Nn-{Xw am-dn. A-§-s\ amÀ-¨v H-¶v ap-X sa-bv c-WvSp-h-sc kw-Øm-\-¯v e-`n-t¡-WvS 151 an.ao-äÀ a-g-bp-sS Øm-\-¯v 229 an.ao-äÀ a-g In-«n. A-Xm-b-Xv, km-[m-c-W In-t«-WvS-Xn-sâ 51 i-X-am-\w Iq-Sp-XÂ. ap-I-fn ]-d-ª \yq-\-aÀ-±w tI-c-f-s¯ hm-kv-X-h-¯n A-\p-{K-ln-¡p-I-bm-Wp sN-bv-X-Xv. ]-t£, I-®qÀ Pn-Ã-bn am-{Xw 46 i-X-am-\w a-g-¡p-d-hv tc-J-s¸-Sp-¯n. C-Sp-¡n-bn-epw ]-¯-\w-Xn-«-bn-epw I-\-¯ a-g In-«n-b-Xn-sâ ^-e-am-bn B ta-J-e-bn-se F-Ãm dn-kÀ-thm-b-dp-I-fn-epw B-h-iy-¯n-\p sh-Åw e-`n-¨p. Cu km-l-N-cy-¯n-em-Wv kw-Øm-\-¯v GÀ-s¸-Sp-¯n-b ssh-Zyp-Xn tem-Uv-sj-Un-Mv sa-bv 19\v ]n³-h-en-¨-Xv. A-t¸mÄ tI-c-f-¯n-se kw-`-c-Wn-I-fn 81 tIm-Sn bq-\n-äv ssh-Zyp-Xn DÂ-¸m-Zn-¸n-¡m-\m-h-iy-am-b sh-Å-ap-WvSm-bn-cp-¶p. Im-e-hÀ-jw {]-Xo-£n-¨ k-a-b-¯p h-cm-Xn-cn-¡p-I-bpw Pq-Wn a-g Ip-d-bp-I-bpw sN-bv-Xm Øn-Xn ho-WvSpw ]-cp-§-en-em-tb-¡mw. C-ãw-t]m-se sh-Å-ap-sWvS-¶ [m-c-W-bn-em-hmw A-Sp-¯-hÀ-jw tem-Uv-sj-Un-Mv D-WvSm-hn-sÃ-¶ Hu-tZym-Kn-I-{]-Jym-]-\w h-¶n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv!

C-¯-h-W Im-e-hÀ-jw km-[m-c-W-tXm-Xn e-`n-¡p-sa-¶ {]-h-N-\w C-´y-³ IÀ-j-I-cn B-izm-kw ]-IÀ-¶n-«p-WvSv. C-´y-bn-se ImÀ-jn-tImÂ-¸m-Z-\-¯n-sâ 60 i-X-am-\-hpw a-g-sb B-{i-bn-¨m-Wv. 2011 -\-Ã-tXm-Xn a-g e-`n-¨-Xn-sâ ^-e-am-bn ap³-hÀ-j-t¯-¡mÄ G-gp-tIm-Sn S¬ `-£y-[m-\yw A-[n-Iw DÂ-¸m-Zn-¸n-¡m³ C-´y-¡p I-gn-ªp. C-¯-h-W 25 tIm-Sn S-®m-Wv DÂ-¸m-Z-\w. C-Xp kÀ-h-Im-e sd-t¡m-Um-Wv. a-g-bv-¡p ]p-d-sa \-ho-\ Ir-jn-co-Xn-I-fpw A-XypÂ-¸m-Z-\-ti-jn-bp-Å hn-¯n-\-§-fpw DÂ-¸m-Z-\w Iq-«m³ k-lm-b-I-am-bn. sam-¯w `-t£ymÂ-¸m-Z-\-¯n-sâ 32 i-X-am-\w kw-`-cn-¡m³ tI-{µ-þ-kw-Øm-\ G-P³-kn-IÄ-¡p km-[n-¨n-«p-WvSv. kw-`-c-W-ti-jn C-t¸mÄ 11 tIm-Sn S-®m-Wv. `m-hn-bn Hm-tcm hÀ-j-hpw B-dp-tIm-Sn S¬ `-£y-[m-\y-§Ä km-[m-c-W-P-\-§-fn-te-¡v F-¯n-¡m-\p-Å kw-hn-[m-\-am-Wv C-t¸mÄ C-´ym-K-h-¬-saâv H-cp-¡n-s¡m-WvSn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. 

"C-S-h-¸m-Xn' F-¶ a-e-bm-fn-IÄ-¡p kp-]-cn-Nn-X-am-b Im-e-hÀ-j-¯n-sâ h-c-hv ap³-Iq-«n Ir-Xy-am-bn a-\-Ên-em-¡p-¶-Xv ]-£n-I-fm-Wv. a-\p-jy³ Im-e-hÀ-j-¯n-sâ h-c-hpw A-Xn-sâ A-f-hp-sa-Ãmw I-W-¡p-Iq-«p-¶-Xv b-t{´m-]-I-c-W-§-fp-sS-bpw hÀ-j-§-fm-bn tc-J-s¸-Sp-¯n-bn-«p-Å hn-h-c-§-fp-sS-bpw A-Sn-Øm-\-¯n-em-Wv. ]-£n-IÄ-¡v C-Xp km-[y-a-sÃ-¶p am-{X-a-Ã, A-Xn-sâ B-h-iy-hp-an-Ã. {]-Ir-Xn \Â-In-bn-«p-Å ssP-h t¢m-¡n-sâ {]-hÀ-¯-\w a-g-bv-¡p ap-t¼ ]-d-¡m³ ]-£n-I-sf {]m-]v-X-cm-¡p-¶p. s]m-Xp-sh sa-bv-am-k-¯n-sâ Xp-S-¡-¯n-em-Wv tI-c-f-¯n-sâ Xo-c-¯p-Iq-Sn ]-£n-I-f-p-sS h-S-t¡m-«p-Å Ip-Sn-tb-äw Xp-S-§p-¶-Xv. Im-e-hÀ-jw tI-c-f-¯n F-¯p-t¼m-tg-¡pw an-¡-hm-dpw F-Ãm Ip-Sn-tb-ä-¡m-cpw ]-d-¶n-«p-WvSm-hpw. F-¶mÂ, Nn-eÀ tI-c-f-s¯ h-Ãm-sX-b-§v C-ã-s¸-«-Xp-sIm-tWvSm F-t´m, a-g-bpw-sIm-WvSv C-hn-sS-¯-s¶ I-gn-ªp-Iq-Spw. C-¡-gn-ª sa-bv 12mw Xn-¿-Xn cm-{Xn 9.55\pw 12\p-an-S-bn F-c-WvS-I-fp-sS 64 kw-L-§Ä Nv-fn, Nv-fn i-Ð-t¯m-sS h-S-t¡m-«p ]-d-¶-Xv Cu te-J-I-\v tc-J-s¸-Sp-¯m³ I-gn-ªp. ]n-s¶ Hm-tcm Zn-h-k-hpw kw-L-§-fp-sS F-®w Iq-d-ªp. Im-em-h-Øm im-kv-{X-Ú³-amÀ A-h-cp-sS Im-e-hÀ-j ]T-\-hn-j-b-§-fn ]-£n-I-sf-bpw Iq-Sn DÄ-s¸-Sp-¯-W-sa-¶p hy-àw. 

a-e-bm-fn-IÄ Hm-W-s¯-bpw {In-kv-a-kn-s\-bpw h-c-thÂ-¡m³ H-cp-§p-¶-Xp-t]m-se-bm-Wv C-¯-h-W Im-e-hÀ-j-s¯-bpw Im-0p¯n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. "a-g-sb-¯pw ap-t¼' ip-No-I-c-Ww, Zp-c-´-\n-hm-c-W amÀ-K-§-sf-¡p-dn-¨p ]-cn-io-e-\w, Xp-d-ap-J-§-fp-sS kp-c-£n-X-Xzw, ao³-]n-Sn-¯-¡mÀ-¡v {]-tXy-I ]-cn-io-e-\-§Ä, B-tcm-Ky kw-c-£-W \-S-]-Sn-IÄ, a-g-¡m-e-¯v A-h-ew-_n-t¡-WvS Po-hn-X-co-Xn-IÄ-þ A-§-s\ F-s´-Ãmw ]-cn-]m-Sn-IÄ. ]-t£, I-S-tem-c-¯v Po-hn-¡p-¶-h-cp-sS I-c-fn Xo-bm-Wv a-g-¡m-e-¯v; A-Xp-t]m-se X-s¶ a-e-tbm-c-§-fn I-gn-bp-¶-h-cp-sS-bpw. 

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