Wednesday 13 March 2019

SALT SATYAGRAHA----REFLECTIONS


KmÔnPnbpsS ZWvUnbntebv¡pÅ bm{XbpsS XpS¡hpw,
D¸p kXym{Klw \ÂIp¶ ]mT§fpw þ HcmapJw
tUm.F³.cm[mIrjvW³

k_ÀaXn B{ia¯n \n¶v KmÔnPn ZWvUn IS¸pdt¯bv¡v \bn¨ Ncn{X {]kn²amb D¸pkXym{Klw XpS§nSXv 1930 amÀ¨v 12\mWv.  89 hÀ-j-§Ä-¡v ap-¼v 78 kl{]hÀ¯Icpambn KmÔnPn 200 ssaepIÄ AIsebpÅ ZWvUnIS¸pdt¯bv¡v bm{X ]pds¸Spt¼mÄ A-¶p-\n-e-hn-en-cp¶ In-cm-Xam-b D-¸p-\n-b-a-¯n-s\-Xn-sc [mÀ-½n-IX-bp-sS A-P¿am-b i-àn-Iq-Sn sXfnbn¡pIbmbncp¶p.  ku-ay-am-bn Km-Ôn \S¶p\o§nbt¸mÄ kzm-X-{´y-¯n-te-¡p-Å C-cp-«p-\n-d-ª-]m-X-bn ]-Xn-¨ {]-`m-]q-c-am-bn- B bm{X amdpsa¶v Hcp]t£ A-[n-Iw t]À I-cp-Xn-¡m-WnÃ. C´ybpsS `cWkmcYyw C´ym¡mÀ¡v \ÂInsIm­v `mcXw hn«pt]mIp¶Xn ]e Xc¯nepÅ XS椀 krjvSn¨psIm­ncp¶ {_n«pjpImcpsS X{´§fn AkwXr]vXn `mcXsam«msI hfÀ¶ph¶ kmlNcy¯n  \sÃmcp hn`mKw P\§Ä A{IaamÀ¤¯ntebv¡v Xncnbp¶ps­¶pÅ hkvXpX a\Ênem¡nb KmÔnPnbpsS A{IacmlnXy kacX{´§fpsS apt¶mSnbmbn«v ZWvUnbm{Xsb hnebncp¯p¶Xv DNnXambncn¡pw.
Rm³ AdÌp sN¿s¸Spt¼mÄ
1930 s^{_phcn 27 se bwKv C´y ]{Xw ]pd¯nd§nbXv Rm³ AdÌp sN¿s¸Spt¼mÄF¶ ioÀjI¯nepÅ KmÔnbpsS Hcp ]{Xm[n]¡pdnt¸mS IqSnbmbncp¶p.AXnÂD¸p\nIpXnbpsS A\oXnsb¸än hniZambn FgpXnbncp¶p.  D¸p\nba¯nsein£mhIp¸pIÄ D²cn¨psIm­mbncp¶p ASp¯ e¡w ]pd¯nd§nbXv.  
1930 amÀ¨v 2 \v KmÔn ssht{kmbn¡v Hcp I¯v Ab¨p.  H¼XpZnhk§Ä¡Iw \nbaewL\w Bcw`n¡psa¶ ap¶dnbn¸mbncp¶p I¯nsâ DÅS¡w. KmÔn FgpXn :þ
{]nb kplrt¯,
`hnjy¯pIsf¡pdn¨pÅ Bi¦bm \nbaewL\ {]Øm\w Bcw`n¡phm³ C¡mea{Xbpw aSn¨ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p Rm³.  Xm¦fpsS klmb¯m AsXmgnhm¡m\pÅ amÀ¤w Is­¯phm³ Rm\nt¸mgpw k¶²\mWv. 
XnI¨pw hyàamb Hcp ImgvN¸mSmWv F\n¡pÅXv.  F\nt¡m Fsâ {]nbs¸«hÀt¡m Gähpw henb t{Zmlw sNbvXmÂt¸mepw, bmsXmcp PohnIsfbpw {]tXyIn¨v a\pjyPohnIsf t_m[]qÀÆw D]{Zhn¡phm³ F\n¡v IgnbnÃ.  AXpsIm­v {_n«ojp `cWs¯ Hcp im]ambn Rm³ IcpXp¶ps­¦nepw, Cw¥ojpImÀt¡m AhÀ¡v C´ysb kw_Ôn¨p­mtb¡mhp¶ \ymbamb XmÂ]cy¯nt\m GsX¦nepw Xc¯n  t{Zmlw sN¿phm³ Rm³ Dt±yin¡p¶nÃ.
{_n«ojpImcpsS `cWs¯ Hcp im]ambn IcpXp¶Xv F´psIm­msW¶v Rm³ hniZoIcn¡mw.  A\p{Iaambn FÃm taJeIfnepw hym]n¨psIm­ncn¡p¶ NqjWat\m`mhhpw AanXamb ISs¡Wnbntebv¡vcmPys¯ XÅnhnSp¶ {_n«sâ ssk\nI knhn `cWhpw C´ybnse aqIe£§sf ]«nWnt¡me§fm¡n XoÀ¯ncn¡pIbmWv.
C´ysb cmjv{SobmSna¯¯ntebv¡pw XZzmcm kmwkvImcnI NyqXnbntebv¡pw XÅnhn« {_n«ojp`cW¯nsâ {Iqcamb \ncmbp[oIcW\bw BßobcwK¯pw tZmj^e§Ä Dfhm¡pIbp­mbn
Bk¶ `mhnbn C´ybv¡v sUmao\nb³ ]Zhn \ÂIphm³ {_n«ojp kÀ¡mcn\v bmsXmcp Dt±yihpansöv Rm³ IcpXp¶p.
C´ybpambpÅ {_n«sâ hym]mcs¯ tZmjIcambn _m[nt¨¡mhp¶ bmsXmcp hyXnbm\hpw X§fpsS \b¯n hcp¯phm³ {_n«ojv cmPyX{´Ú·mÀ BtemNn¡p¶nà F¶Xv ]I shfn¨w t]mse hyàambncp¶p.  C´ysb NqjWw sN¿p¶ {]{Inb Ahkm\n¸n¡phm³  {_n«³ bmsXm¶pw sN¿p¶nsænÂ, `mcX¯nsâ A´k¯ {]Xn\nanjw ipjvIambns¡mt­bncn¡psa¶Xmhpw ]cnWnX^ew.
Rm³ Xm¦sf Nne kp{][m\ hkvXpXIÄ Adnbn¡s«.
kÀ¡mÀ hcpam\¯nsâ knwl`mKw `q\nIpXnbmWv P\§Ä t]dp¶ `oaamb \nIpXn`mcw. kzX{´`mcX¯n KWyamb amä¯n\v hnt[bcmtI­Xp­v.  IÀjIsâ \·bmbncn¡Ww \nIpXnk{¼Zmb¯nsâ {]mYanIe£yw.  F¶m IÀjIsâ Poh\pXs¶ `ojWnbmbncn¡pIbmWv {_n«ojpk{¼Zmbw F¶p tXm¶n t]mIp¶p.  Poh³ \ne\ne\nÀ¯phm³ AXy´mt]£nXamb D¸n\pt]mepw \nIpXn Npa¯nbncn¡p¶ \S]Sn IÀjI\v Xm§m\mhnÃ.  Z\hmt\¡mÄ IqSpX D¸p]tbmKn¡p¶Xv Zcn{ZcmbXpsIm­v D¸n\pÅ \nIpXn \nc¡n [\hm\pw Zcn{Z\pw X½n hyXymkanÃm¯Xv XnI¨pw lrZbiq\yamb \S]Snbmbnt« ImWm\mhq. AtXt¸mse \nÀ[\ P\§fpsS BtcmKy¯n\pw kZmNmct_m[¯n\pw shÃphnfn DbÀ¯p¶ aZyw, ab¡pacp¶v F¶nhbv¡pÅ \nIpXnbpw CuSm¡p¶Xv Ahcn \n¶pXs¶bmWv.  Cu AhØmhntijw \nÀP\§fpsS BtcmKy¯ntâbpw kZmNmc¯ntâbpw ASn¯d inYneam¡m³ t]mcp¶XmWv.
apIfnÂsImSp¯ncn¡p¶Xv GXm\pw DZmlcW§Ä am{Xw.  C¯cw A\oXn \S¸nem¡ns¡m­­ncn¡p¶Xv Hcp sshtZinI`cWIqSs¯ \ne\nÀ¯p¶Xn\v th­­nbmsW¶ Imcyw Zbhmbn Xm¦Ä ad¡cpXv.  `cWIqSamIs«, temI¯nse Gähpw sNethdnbXmsW¶ hkvXpXbpw hnkvacn¡cpXv.  DZmlcW¯n\v, {]Xnamkw 21,000 cq]bne[nIw i¼fhpw aäp ]tcm£ hcpam\§fpw Xm¦Ä¡v e`n¡p¶p­…………Hcn´ym¡mcsâ icmicn hcpam\w {]XnZn\w c­­Wbn Ipdhmbncnt¡, Xm¦Ä¡v e`n¡p¶ {]XnZn\ hcpam\w 700 cq]bne[nIamWv.  Hcn´ym¡mcsâ icmicn hcpam\¯nsâ sXm®qdnc«n am{XamsW¶pw HmÀ¡pI.  ChnsS hnhcn¨ ØnXn hntijs¯¸än Nn´n¡phm³ AXoh hn\bt¯msS Rm³ Xm¦tfmSmhiys¸SpIbmWv.  hyàn]camb HcpZmlcWw Nq­­n¡mWn¨Xv, thZ\mP\Iamb Hcp kXyw hniZam¡phm³ th­­n am{Xambncp¶p.  hyàn F¶ \nebv¡v Xm¦tfmsS\n¡v hfsc _lpam\ap­­v. AXpsIm­­pXs¶ Xm¦fpsS hnImc§sf hrWs¸Sp¯phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡p¶nÃ.   In«p¶ i¼fw apgph³ X§Ä¡mhiyansöv F\n¡dnbmw.  Hcp]t£ i¼fw apgph³ Zm\[À½§Ä¡p th­­nbmbncn¡mw hn\ntbmKn¡p¶Xv.  F¦nepw A¯csamcp GÀ¸mSn\v ImcWamIp¶ hyhØnXn ASnb´ncambn Ahkm\n¸nt¡­­XpXs¶bmWv.  i¼fs¯¡pdn¨pÅ ]cmaÀiw ssht{kmbn¡pam{XaÃ.  `cWIqS¯n\p apgph³ _m[IamWv.  {_n«ojpkÀ¡mcnsâ kwLSnXamb B{Ias¯ XSªp\nÀ¯phm³ kwLSnXamb A{IacmlnXy¯n\ÃmsX asäm¶n\pw IgnbpIbnÃ.
A{IacmlnXyw {]ISam¡s¸Sp¶Xv \nbaewL\ {]Øm\¯neqsS Bbncn¡pw kXym{Klm{ia¯nse(k_ÀaXnbm{ia¯nse) At´hmknIÄ am{Xambncn¡pw BZyw AXn ]¦mfnIfmIpI.  ]t£ {]Øm\¯n tNcphm³ B{Kln¡p¶ kIetcbpw DÄsImÅn¡phm³ BXy´nIambn Dt±in¡s¸«n«p­­v
A{IacmlnXy¯neqsS {_n«ojpP\Xbn aX]cnhÀ¯\w krjvSn¡pIbpw A§s\ C´ytbmSv sNbvXncn¡p¶ t{Zmlw AhÀ a\Ênem¡pIbpw thWw F¶XmWv Fsâ \nÀ±njvS e£yw.  Xm¦fpsS BfpIÄ¡v t{Zmlw sN¿pI Fsâ Dt±yiaÃ.  Fsâ tZihmknIsft¸mse Ahtcbpw tkhn¡phm\mWv Rm³ B{Kln¡p¶Xv.
C´ybnse P\§Ä Ft¶mSv klIcn¡psa¶ {]Xo£ F\n¡p­­v.  {_n«ojp kÀ¡mÀ AhcpsS NqjW \S]SnIÄ F{Xbpw s]s«¶v ]n³hen¡m¯]£w Ft¶msSm¸w \nbaewL\¯n\v apXncp¶ kmam\y P\§Ä¡v t\cntS­­n hcp¶ IjvS¸mSpIÄ ITn\lrZb§sft¸mepw Dcp¡phm³t]mcp¶Xmbncn¡psa¶v  F\n¡pd¸p­­v.
apIfn kqNn¸n¨ Xc¯nepÅ Xn·ItfmSv t]mcmSp¶Xn\p Hcp kac]cn]mSnbmWv \nba ewL\wC¯cw Xn·IÄ D·qe\w sN¿pI F¶ Dt±yit¯msS Xpey·mÀ X½nepÅ Hcp bYmÀ° NÀ¨m kt½f\¯n\v Ahkcsamcp¡phm³ Xm¦sf BZc]qÀÆw £Wn¨psImÅp¶p.  F¶m Cu Xn·Isf ssIImcyw sN¿p¶Xn\v Hcp hgn Is­­¯phm³ Xm¦Ä¡v Ignbp¶nsæn AXmbXv Fsâ I¯v Xm¦fpsS lrZbs¯ sXm«pWÀ¯p¶nsæn Cu amkw 11-þmw XobXn Ignbp¶{X B{iahmknItfmsSm¸w Rm³ D¸p \nbaw ewLn¡pw.  Fs¶ AdÌpsNbvXv Fsâ ]²Xnsb ]cmPbs¸Sp¯phm³ Xm¦Ä¡v Ignbpsa¶v F\n¡dnbmw.  Fsâ AdÌn\p tijw B tPmen A¨S¡t¯msS GsäSp¡phm³ k¶²cmbn ]Xn\mbnc§Ä apt¶m«phcpsa¶v Rm³ {]Xymin¡p¶p
ØnXnKXnIÄ NÀ¨sNt¿­­Xnsâ BhiyIX t_m²ys¸Sp¯pIbpw B e£y¯n\mbn I¯nsâ {]kn²oIcWw amähbv¡Wsa¶v B{Kln¡pIbpw sN¿p¶psh¦n Xm¦fpsS Hcp I¼n ktµiw In«nbmepS³ Rm³ kkt´mjw A§s\ sN¿mw
       ]nÂ-¡me¯v A\o-Xn-¡pw Akzm-X-{´y-¯n\pw ]ucm-h-Imi[zwk-\-§Ä¡pw FXnsc \S¶ sFXn-lm-knI ka-c-§-fn ]e Imc-W-§-fmepw {it²-b-amb Hcp s]mXp-P\ apt¶-ä-am-bn- amdn ZWvUn- bm-{Xbpw D¸p kXym-{K-l-hpw. P\hncp² \b-§Äs¡-Xnsc D¸v ka-cm-bp-[-ambn cq]-I¸\ sNbvX KmÔn-bpsS ZoÀLho£-W-s¯-¸än Gsd NÀ¨-IÄ \S-¶n-«p-­v.
ka-Im-eo\ `mc-X-¯nepw hntZi cmjv{S-§-fnepw D¸p kXym-{K-l-¯nsâ ImenI {]k-àn-sb-¸än Cu thf-bn Aev]w Nn´n-¡p-¶Xv \-¶m-hp-sa¶v tXm¶p-¶p. arKo-b-amb iàn-s¡-Xntc Bß-iàn ^e-{]-Z-ambn D]-tbm-Kn-¡p-hm³ Ign-bp-sa¶v kXym-{K-l-þ-k-a-cm-bp[ apd-I-fn-eqsS Im«n-¯¶ KmÔn-bpsS CÑm-i-àn-bp-sSbpw t\XrXz ]mS-h-¯n-sâbpw asämcp apJ-amWv k_Àa-Xn-bn \n¶v ZWvUn-bn-te¡v At±lw \bn¨ bm{Xbpw XpSÀ¶v ZWvUn IS¸p-d¯v \S¶ D¸p \nÀ½mW ka-c-amÀ¤-§fpw.
alm-Ihn ]mem hnh-cn-¨Xv t]mse
       Xcn¼pw `b-an-Ãm-Xm-_me hr²w P\þ
       anc-¼n-¡qSn aq¶p kmK-c-¡-c-I-fnÂ
       ehWw hnf-bn-¡m³ ]m{X-§Ä t]dn-s¡m­p
       lh\w \S-¯p¶ ImgvNtb ImWm-\p-Åq.
`mc-X-sa-¼mSpw D¸v kXym-{Klw DbÀ¯nb Bth-ihpw P\-tcm-jhpw sImtfm-Wn-b hyh-Ø-bpsS ASn-¯-d-bn hnÅ-ep-IÄ D­m¡nb Imcyw km{am-Py-hm-Zn-IÄ At¸mÄ Adn-ªn-cn-¡m³ CS-bn-Ã. A{]-Xn-tcm-[y-sa¶p IcpXn hym]-I-ambn Nq-j-W-¯n-teÀs¸-«n-cn-¡p-¶-hÀ¡p KmÔnPn \ÂInb ià-amb ap¶-dn-bn-¸m-bn-amdn s]mXpsh \nÊm-c-sa¶p A¶p-hsc Icp-Xn-bn-cp¶ D¸v.
 sNdp¯p\n¸n-sâbpw iàn-bp-sSbpw Dd-hn-S-ambn amdn Cu \nÊm-c-amb ]ZmÀ°w. D¸v t]mse \nÊm-c-amb Hcp hkvXp-hns\ {]Xo-I-am-sb-Sp¯v P\-§-fn sFIy-¯n-sâbpw kzm`n-am-\-¯n-sâbpw ktµiw F¯n-¡p-hm³ KmÔnPn \S-¯nb [oc{]hÀ¯-\-§Ä \ap-s¡Ãmw amÀ¤Zmb-I-am-tI-­-XmWv þ {]tXy-In¨pw BtKmf hXv¡-c-W-¯nsâ \ocmfn ]nSn-¯-¯n \nÊm-l-I-cmbn XoÀ¶p sIm­n-cn-¡p¶ Ahn-I-knX cmjv{S-§-fnse P\-§Ä¡.v
Ncn{Xw Ah-km-\n--¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. C\n asämcp ]mX CÃ; `mhn-bn-Ã; hÀ¯-am-\-ta-bpÅq Fs¶m-s¡-bp-Å hmZ-K-Xn-¡mÀ {i²n-t¡­ Imcy-§Ä D­v. BtKm-f-h-Xv¡-c-W-¯n-s\-Xn-sc-bpÅ {ia-§Ä hrYm-hn-em-sW¶p hmZn-¡p-¶-hÀ Ncn-{X-¯n \n¶p ]Tn-¡p-hm³ X-¿m-dm-I-Ww. ZWvUn-bm-{X-bn \n¶v Bthiw DÄs¡m­ amÀ«n³ eqYÀ InwKv Xsâ sFXn-lm-knI kacapd-IÄ cq]-I-¸\ sNbvX-t¸mÄ KmÔnþ ka-c-ap-d-IÄ At±-ls¯ hf-sc-tbsd kzm[o-\n-¨n-cp-¶p. hmjnw-KvS-Wn-te¡v ]ucm-h-Imi[zwk-\-¯n-s\-Xnsc amÀ«n³ eqYÀ InwKv Pq-\nbÀ \S-¯nb amÀ¨ns\ asämcp ZWvUn-bm-{X-bm-bn-«mWv A´m-cmjv{S kaqlw Ct¸mÄ ImWp¶Xv. ssIIÄ tNÀ¯p-]n-Sn-¨p-sIm­v e£-¡-W-¡n-\pÅ Idp-¯-hÀK-¡mÀ amÀ«n³ eqYÀ InwKv Pq-\nbdnsâ t\XrXz¯n Dd-s¡-¸m-Sn-s¡m­p t]mb  We shall over come, we shall over come F¶ kac Km\-¯nse Hmtcm Cuc-Sn-Ifpw Ah-cpsS \nÝb ZmÀVy-¯nsâ sXfn-hm-bn-cp-¶p.
KmÔn hnaÀiÀ¡pÅ A´m-cmjv{S kaq-l-¯nsâ adp-]Sn IqSn-bm-bn-cp¶p ZWvUnamÀ¨v. Hcp ]nSn D¸p-­m-¡p-hm³ th­n e£¡W-¡n-\pÅ \nc-]-cm-[n-Isf A\m-h-iy-ambn Imcm-Kr-l-¯n KmÔn F¯n-s¨-¶m-bn-cp¶p hnaÀi-IÀ sIm«n-tLm-jn-¨-Xv. D¸v \nb-a-¯n-s\-Xnsc Xm³ \S-¯m-\n-cn-¡p¶ kac ]cn-]m-Sn-I-sf-¡p-dn-¨pÅ Xsâ I¯n\v adp-]Sn \ÂIp-hm³ t]mepw sshkvtdmbn Iq«m-¡n-bn-sÃ-¶Xv KmÔnsb thZ-\n-¸n-¨p. a\w s\m´ KmÔn ]d-ªp. ap«p-Ip-¯n-\n-¶p-sIm­v Rm³ A¸w Bh-iy-s¸-«p. F\n¡p In«n-bXv IÃmWv?
hnizhnJymX ]{X-{]-hÀ¯-I\pw {KÙIÀ¯m-hp-amb eqbn ^njÀ ZWvUn-bm-{X-sb-¡p-dn¨p \S-¯nb A]-{K-Y\w {it²-b-am-Wv. cmjv{S-¯n\v Hc-S-bmfw \ÂIp-¶p-sh¶v DZvtLm-jn¨p DÄ\m-S³ {Kma-§-fn-eqsS 24 Znhkw ImÂ\-S-bmbn k©-cn-¡p-hm\pw Hcp ]nSn D¸p hmcn {]_-e-amb {_n«ojv `c-W-Iq-Ss¯ ]c-ky-ambn [n¡-cn¨p \nb-a-ew-L\w \S-¯p-hm\pw AXn-eqsS kakvX `mc-X-¯n-sâbpw {i²mtI-{µ-am-bn-¯o-cp-hm\pw XnIª `mh-\bpw D¶X Iem-Im-csâ {]ZÀi\ ]mS-hhpw A\n-hm-cy-am-Wv. Nne Ah-k-c-§-fn-se-¦nepw {]Xn-tbm-Kn-bmbn amdnb kp`mjv N{µ-t_m-kn-s\-t¸mse A\p-`h k¼-¶-\mb hnaÀi-I-sâbpw \nc-£-c-\mb IÀj-I-sâbpw lrZ-b-§sf Hcp t]mse BIÀjn-¡p-hm³ Ign-ª-XmWv KmÔn-Pn-bpsS {]hÀ¯-\-§-fn {it²-b-am-b-Xv. FÂ_m Zzo]n \n¶p aS-§n-sb-¯nb s\t¸m-fn-b³ ]mco-kn-te¡v \S-¯nb ssk\nI apt¶-ä-t¯m-SmWv KmÔn-bpsS ZWvUn-bm-{Xsb kp`mjv D]-an-¨-Xv.
       ZWvUn IS-¸p-d¯p \nb-a-ew-L\w \S¯n D¸p-hm-cn-sb-Sp¯ hew ssI BIm-i-t¯¡v DbÀ¯n-¸n-Sn-¨p-sIm­v KmÔnPn \S-¯nb {]Jym-]\w cmjv{S-s¯-bmsI PmK-cq-I-cm-¡n. KmÔnPn Dds¡ ]d-ªp. Alnwkm {hX-¡m-c-\mb kXym-{K-ln-bpsS ssIapjvSn-¡p-Ånse Hcp ]nSn D¸v iàn-bpsS {]Xo-I-am-Wv.  D¸v ]nSn-¨n-cn-¡p¶ Cu apjvSn XIÀt¯-bv¡mw. F¶n-cp-¶mepw CXv þ Cu D¸p hn«p sImSp-¡p-I-bnÃ. 
KmÔn-Pn-bpsS hm¡p-IÄ XojvW-icw t]mse Nodn-¸m-ªp. C´y-bn-e-t§m-f-an-t§mfw D¸p kXym-{Klw \S-¶p. `mc-X-¯nsâ \o­ IS-tem-c-§Ä ]S-¡-f-§-fmbn amdnb ImgvN hntZ-in-b-scbpw hnkva-bn-¸n-¨p. kzmX{´y Zmln-bmb kac`Ssâ ssIapjvSn-¡p-Ånse D¸v A{Iacmln-Xy-¯n-sâbpw XoPzm-e-I-fmbn amdnb hkvXpX {_n«o-jp-ImÀ am{Xw a\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-Ã. A{I-a-cm-lnXy hn]vfhw \oWmÄ hmgs« F¶ _m\-dp-I-fp-ambn {Kma-{Km-am-´-c-§-fn-epw, \K-c-§-fn-epw, ]«-W-§-fnepw {]m-b-t`-Z-as\y P\-e-£-§Ä {]t£m` ]cn-]m-Sn-I-fn GÀs¸-«p-sIm-­n-cp¶p.
ZoÀLImew KmÔnPnbpsS hnizkvX kl{]hÀ¯I\mbncp¶ almtZh tZimbnbpsS ]p{X³ \mcmb¬ tZimbn FgpXnb \mep hmey§fpÅ KmÔn ]T\¯n ZWvUnbm{XbpsS XpS¡s¯¸än hniZambn {]Xn]mZn¨n«p­v.  
B{iahmknItfmSv bm{X tNmZn¨psIm­v KmÔnPn Cu Alnwkm tk\ bpsS ap³\ncbn \S¶ncp¶p. KmÔnPnbpsS sXm«p]n¶nembn B{ia amt\PÀ {io.NK³em tPmjn D­mbncp¶p.
Cu kwL¯nsâ bqWnt^mdw GXms­Ãm Imcy§fnepw aäv ssk\y§fpsS bqWnt^md¯n \n¶pw XnI¨pw `n¶ambncp¶p.  FÃm ssk\nIcptSbpw JmZn [mcnIfmbncp¶p.  ]ecpw Xebn XqshÅ JmZnbn \nÀ½n¨ KmÔnsXm¸n [cn¨p.  aäv ]eÀ¡pw AXnÃmbncp¶p.  sNcp¸v [cn¨hcmbncp¶p `qcn`mKw t]cpw.  aäpÅhÀ _q«pw thsd NneÀ \á]mZcpw.  KmÔnPnsb IqSmsX aäv Nnecpw AÀ²\ácmbncp¶p.  NneÀ tZm¯n [cn¨p.  GXm\pwt]À \ofw ssIbpÅ Ppº [cn¨ncp¶t¸mÄ thsd NneÀ apdnss¡¿³ jÀ«pw.  kIecpw X§fpsS km[\§Ä tXmÄ k©nbn IcpXn. FÃmhcptSbpw I¿n Hcp tPmUn hkv{Xw, hncn¡m\pw ]pXbv¡m\papÅ hkv{X§Ä, Ubdn, X¢n, ]cp¯n F¶nhbpap­mbncp¶p. 
KmÔnPnbpsS ssI¿n hSnbpw aq¶mw \ncbn                                    k©cn¨ncp¶ ]WvUnäv JtcbpsS I¿n H䡼n hoWbpw D­mbncp¶p.  kwL¯nsemcmfpsS ssI¿nepw ]XmItbm, ]cky]eItbm XpWnItfm Asæn Fs´¦nepw {]XoI NnÓ§tfm D­mbncp¶nÃ.
Poht\msS Xncn¨phcm³ IgnbnsöpÅ Hcp `bw bm{XnIcn ]eÀ¡pw D­mbncp¶Xvt]mse AhcpsS ta sajo³ K®psIm­v shSnhbv¡psa¶pw, IqSmsX apIfn \n¶v t_mw_v hÀjn¡psas¶ms¡bpÅ A]hmZ {]NcW§Ä XIrXnbmbn \S¶ncp¶p.  Cu A]hmZ§sf Bcpw Ku\n¨nÃ. 
  KmÔnPnbpsS s\änbn XneIw sXmSphn¨psIm­v bm{Xbv¡mbn X¿mdmbn \n¡p¶ ssk\nIsc A£Xhpw aªfpw sXmSphn¡m\pÅ {]hr¯n IkvXqÀ_m XpS§nh¨p.  kwL¯n aq¶v Xeapdsb IkvXqÀ_mbv¡v bm{X Abbv¡m\p­mbncp¶p.  H¶v KmÔnPn, asämcmÄ ]p{X³ aWnemÂ, aq¶maXv KmÔnbpsS sIm¨paI\mb Im´nem KmÔn.
KmÔn¡¶v 61 hbÊv.  Hcp ]S\mbIsâ DuÀÖkzeXtbmSpIqSn aäpÅhsc Bthi`cX\m¡ns¡m­v ap³\ncbn \nebpd¸n¨ KmÔn Xsâ imcocnI t¢i§sfÃmw Xs¶ ad¶Xpt]mse Hcp aWn¡qÀ \qÂ\q¸pw Ubdn Fgp¯pw ]Xnhm¡nbncp¶ KmÔn Xsâ amXrI ]n³XpScphm³ B{iahmknItfbpw Xt¶msSm¸apÅ 78 klbm{XnItcmSpw DXvt_m[n¸n¨p.   
B{iaw I\ymhnZymeb¯nse t{]am_l³ KmÔnPnbpsS Im sXm«v hµn¨Xn\ptijw AhnsS¯s¶ Ccn¸pd¸n¨p.  aäv s]¬Ip«nIÄ FÃm ssk\nIÀ¡pw XneIw NmÀ¯n.  Im¡m kmtl_v KmÔnPnbpsS ssI¿n At±l¯nsâ hniz {]kn²amb Du¶phSn \ÂIn.  ]WvUnäv Jtc sshjWh P\vtXm ]mSnbXn\p tijw cmw[p³ Be]n¨p. 
{]mÀ°\tbmSpw \nÝbZmÀUyt¯mSpw IqSn KmÔn kwLw k_ÀaXn B{ia¯n \n¶pw Bbnc¡W¡n\pÅ P\§fpsS CSbn IqSn apt¶m«v \o§nbt¸mÄ FÃm \nb{´Whpw hn«psIm­v Dѯn hmhn«v \nehnfn¨hcpsS kwJy IpdhÃmbncp¶p.  shSn¸m¡n CeIÄ hnXdnb ]mXbnÂIqSn ZWvUn IS¸pdw e£yam¡n \S¶p\o§nb Cu kzmX{´yZmlnIsf Hcp t\m¡p ImWphm\pw BiwkIÄ AÀ¸n¡phm\pw AhcpsS atlm¶X XymK¯n\v BiwkIÄ AÀ¸n¡phm³ ]mXbpsS Ccphi§fnepw,  sI«nS§fnepw \nc\ncbmbn {KmaoWcpw ]«WhmknIfpw \nebpd¸n¨n«p­mbncp¶p. icmicn Hcp Znhkw 10 IntemaoäÀ Zqcw F¶ {Ia¯nembncp¶p bm{X {IaoIcn¨ncp¶Xv.  Xn¦fmgvNIÄ BßhnNn´\¯n\pw hn{ia¯n\pw amänh¨ncp¶p. 
BZys¯ hn{iatI{µw Akvemen {Kma¯nembncp¶p.  {KmaoWÀ \ÂIp¶ klIcW¯n\pw kt·m`mh¯n\pw \µn tcJs¸Sp¯nsIm­pw D¸v\nIpXns¡Xnsc Xm³ \bn¡p¶ sFXnlmknI kac¯nsâ cmjv{Sob, km¼¯nI, kmaqlnI hi§sf {]Xn]mZn¨psIm­v KmÔn kwLmSI kanXn¡v \µn tcJs¸Sp¯n. kXym{Kl¯n\p th­n kw`mh\ tiJcn¡m³ XpS§n.  Akvemen {Kmaw 101 cq]bpw bphP\kwLw 21 cq]bpw aäp ]ecpw CXpt]msebpÅ XpIIfpw \ÂIn.
 R§Ä Cuizc\n Dd¸n¨ a\Êpambn ASnh¨Snh¨v \o§pIbmWv. F¶ KmÔn hmIyw H¶ne[nIw XhW P\§sf HmÀ½n¸n¨psIm­v KmÔn A¶s¯ ]cn]mSn Ahkm\n¸n¨p.  

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