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\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.