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fodf<dia‌ oyila‌ uyry;ka jykafia,d jev úiQ wisßu;a is;=,amõ úydrh

reyqKq" msysá" udhd kñka fmrod mej;s ;%s isxy,fha reyqKq rg ud.ïmqr rclï l< fidf<dia‌ whqrlska Yío l< yels jQ ljqvq ni ukdj W.;a;djQ ldjkak;sia‌i rc oji WmkakjQ oiuyfhdaOhkaf.ka fofofkla‌ jQ kkaÈñ;% yd Mqia‌ifoaj hk fhdaOhkaf.a Wm; ,;a ruKsh NQñNd.hl msysá m¾j;hl msysgd we;s is;=,a mõj úydrh reyqKq rfÜ w;s ukrï oiqkla‌ fõ'

yïnkaf;dg Èia‌;%sla‌lfha ud.ï m;a;=fõ msysgd we;s is;=,amõj úydrfha b;sydih" ñys÷ uy ry;ka jykafiaf.a ,xld.ukh isÿjQ j¾Ih;a .ek ii|d n,k úg§ jvd;a ms<s.; yela‌fla foajdkï msh;sia‌i uyrcq oji frdamKh lrk ,o fo;sia‌ M, fndaêka jykafia,df.ka tla‌ kula‌ fuu mqKH NQñfha frdamKh lr ;sîuhs' is;=,amõ úydrh wdikakfha yd wjg msysgd we;s .,a f,ka m%udKh fu;elehs lsj fkdyelsh' fodf<dia‌ oyila‌ uydry;ka jykafia,d fuu mskaìfuys ießird we;s nj tys jQ Ys,d f,aLkhl i|yka fõ'

is;=,amõj" Ñ;a;, mín; fÉ;sh" Ñ;a;, mín; .sßúydrh uk moYf,k hkqfjka ye¢kajqjo is; ne÷k Ôú;fha úydrh hkqfjka ye¢kajqjo tys jrola‌ fkdue;' m¾j;h uqÿkg keÛ.;a l,ays wjg we;s oiqka t;rïu ukyrh is;alÆh' is;a mskjk iqÆh' is;=,amõj úydrh wjg msysgd we;s f,ka .Kk lsj fkdyels ;rïuh'

úYd, .,al=¿ yd lgq m÷re w;ßka hdno jQ ie;mqï Nd.hl muK ÿr jQ .,a .=ydj,g Èjd ld,fha ìfhka mshke.=jo" fndfyduhl jk i;=ka isá njg i,l=Kq ola‌kg ,enQ w;r m%udKfhka úYd, jQ .,a .=ydj, lgdrï fldgd ;snqKo fi,a,sms wla‍Ir ola‌kg fkd,eìKs'

jk i;=ka we;s hEhs ìh ksid yd îug c, fmdola‌j;a fkdue;s wjia‌:djl wm tys msh ke.qjo fmrod uy ry;ka jykafia,d fodf<dia‌ oyilg fijk ÿka mskaìul i,l=Kq wmg oel.kag yels úh'

wkqrmqr rdcOdks iufha rdc wkq.%yh ,o uyd ld, m%dido msßfjk jeks iqfLdamfNda.s msßfjkaj, jdih lsÍfuka ;uka jykafia,d m%d¾:kh lrkakd jQ ks¾jdKh mila‌ lr .ekSu m%udo neõ ie,l+ mskaj;a ysñjre ckdlS¾K yd iqfLdamfNda.s úydrj, úiSu w;ayer ;ukag iqÿiq jQ l÷uqÿka" .,a .=yd" mdxYq.=yd yd rela‌uq,aj,ska ieÿk uKa‌vm yd wrKH fiakdiko f;dard.;ay'

,xld forfKa wka;su uy ry;ka jykafia jk jÜ‌gdru jevúiQ u<shfoaj uy ry;kajykafiaf.a ñ;% ry;ka jykafia,d jk reyqKq ckmofha wd¾h lr úydrh" ;sia‌ikd. f;reka jev úiQ fl<ôh kï úydrh" ;sia‌iuy f;reka jev úiQ wurf,k" yd úfhda,l úydrh" Oïurla‌; f;reka jevúiQ wxð,s mõj" .sß ;sín, ;sia‌ mõj úydrh" uyd iquk f;reka jev úiQ ud.u i;a mÿre úydrh" uyd i;smÜ‌Gdk iQ;%h wid lsßjõ,ka mkaishhla‌ ksjka u.g meñKs Oïu Èkak uy f;reka jev úiQ ;,.e/fjfyr fkdfyd;a wd¾hlr úydrh pQ, msKa‌v md;sl ;sia‌iuy f;reka jev úiQ ;sia‌i uydrduh" ÿïnr .sß m¾j;h" pkao% uq‚f,k hk mska msreK NQñhka wo y÷kdf.k fkdue;s jqjo tod hq.fha uy ry;kajykafia,d oyia‌ .Kkska jev úiQ mqKH NQñfhda jQy'

,xldfõ jev úiQ uy ry;kajykafia,df.ka w;s úYd, m%udKhla‌ reyqKq ud.ï mqrfha jevúiQ nj' tod hq.fha mej;s fuu úydr ixLHdfjka b.shla‌ ,efnkq we;'

is;=,a mõj ., uqÿfka msysgd we;s kj ffp;Hhg my<ska ;j;a merKs ffp;Hhl i,l=Kq ola‌kg we;' l=vd fuu ffp;Hh P;% iys; od .enla‌ úh yel' ;j;a kgnqka jQ l=vd ffp;Hhlehs ie,lsh yels mqrdúoHd;aul idOl ola‌kg we;' ffp;H YsLrh mduq, f.ù.sh Ys,d f,aLkhla‌ ola‌kg we;' th uyd ffp;Hh fj;g mshk.k úg jï miska ola‌kg ,efí' ixrla‍IKh lr we;s fuu fi,a,smsh ,xldfõ wjqreÿ oyhla‌ jeks ld,hla‌ rclï l< l%s' mQ 119 - 109 ,þð;sia‌i rcqf.a hEhs b;sydi{fhda mji;a' wkqrmqr rclï l< ÿgq.euqKq rcqf.a ifydaor ioaOd;sia‌i rcqf.a mqf;la‌ f,i ,þð;sia‌i rc ye¢kaúh yel' ÿgq .euqKq uy rc;=ud wkqrmqr rdcOdksfha rclï lrk iufha t;=udf.a ifydaor Y%oaOd;sia‌i ish mshdf.a ud.u rdcOdksfha hqjrclï lrkakg we;'

mshdf.a wNdjfhka miq ish iShdf.a rdcOdksh jQ ud.ïmqr rdcOdksfha úiQ iufha is;=,a mõj úydrhg ;udf.a wkq.%yh oela‌jQjdhEhso is;sh yel'

is;=,a mõfõ b;sydi ld, jljdkq .ek i,ld ne,Sfï§ ldjka;sia‌i rcqg m%Odk ;ekla‌ ysñ fõ' ljr Èkl§ fyda ;u mq;Kqjka jk ÿgq.euqKq l=urekag W;=f¾ t<dr rc yd igka jeÈug isÿjk nj ksh; jYfhkau oekisá uyrc;=ud wejeis foa imqrd,Sug iu;a úh'

W;=re foaYh uqod .ekSug wjYH fhdaOn, yd fhdaO Yla‌;sh ,nd §ug reyqKq mqf;la‌ isß,lg odhdo l< ldjka;sia‌i rcqf.ka ;%s isxy,hg yd nqÿ oyug ,enQ wkq.%yh iq¿mgq fldg ie,lsh fkdyel' tfy;a reyqfKa ud.ïmqr rdcOdksfha rdcH f;dr;=re ;ju;a jikaj mj;S'

l%s' mQ¾j 205 j¾Ifha§ t<dr rcq wkqrmqr rdcOdksh w,a,d.;a w;r 44 jila‌ rc l< nj b;sydi f;dr;=re fy<slrhs' wkqrmqr iufha rclï l< o%úv cd;sl t<dr rcqf.ka isxy, cd;shg yd wd.ug we;s jQ NSIK iufha§ reyqfKa is;=,amõ úydrh wi, f.dä.uqj .fï W;am, hk whf.a mq;d jk :qia‌ifoajfhda Wm; ,oy' is;=f,a mõj úydrhg kef.kysßka msysá lvfroao .fï kkaÈ ñ;% fhdaOhdo Wm; ,oy'

ÿgq.euqKq t<dr igfka§ ÿgq.euqKq rcqf.a m%dKh ldjka;sia‌i rc úiska Mqia‌ifoajg Ndr l< nj YdikjxY l:d fy<slrhs' is;=,a mõj.u Wmka Mqia‌ifoajf.a Wm; uydjxYfhys oela‌fjkqfha

Ñ;a;, mín;difk; - .dfu lmsÜ‌G kdufl

W;a m,ia‌i iqf;d wdä - Mqia‌ifofjd;s kdufld

fï whqßks'

Mqia‌ifoajfhda ms<sn|j rij;a l:dka;rh wms oeka wiuq Mqia‌ifoajfhda l%ufhka jeã i;a yeúßÈ jhfia§ ;u hy¿jka iu. is;=,amõ úydrhg .shy' is;=,a mõj úydrdikakfha msysá fndaêka jykafiag mQcd lr ;enQ ila‌ f.ähla‌ ÿgq fyf;u th w;g f.k msôkakg úh'

.ka;jd iy l=udfrys - úydrx fid l=udrf;d

fndaêhd mqð; ivLx - wdodh Oïuid
wikamd; ioafodap - ioaod ;ia‌ix uyd wyq

Wïu;a;d úh wdiqx f; - ys;d iífn ms odrld

p;=mamod úyx .dj - Nñxiq pß;djfk

f;k fid wdi Wïud - Mqia‌ifofjd;s mdlfgd

Mqia‌ifoajhkaf.a ùrl%shdj uyd jxYh tfia úia‌;r lrk l,ays ioaO¾u,xldrh fufia mjihs' tl,ays ixLkdoh ish oyia‌ .Kka fyK yv fia oi Èidka;r me;srùh' tila‌ yv wid ;ud iu. leáj .sh iu jhfia <uqka ìhm;aj Wu;=jQjka fia ta ta ;ek yqkay' ióm jkfha fjfik W!rka uqjka wdÈ jQ isõmdfjdao Nhska ;%ia‌;j ta fï w; mdfjñka N%dka; jqy' .ia‌ Wv jik ß,d j÷re wd§ka yd mla‍ISka cd;so tmßoafokau N%dka;j ìu jeà Wkay'

fuu yv weiQ rdcmqreIfhdao uyd ldjka;sia‌i rcqg fï nj meñKs,s lf<ka Mqia‌ifoajf.a mshd iy mq;a rdc ud<s.djg le|jd lreKq úuid rc ue÷r wdikakfha Tjqkg .ï okõj;a yd wjeis úhoï i,ia‌jd fidf,dia‌ jeks úfha§ we;a" wia‌" is,am yd irU we;=¿j fndfyda úoaj;=kao mqreÿ mqyqKq lrjd ÿgq.euqKq l=ure wi,u ys¢kakg wejeis foa ms<silr flßKs'

fufia ishÆ Ys,amhkays w.;eka m;a Mqia‌ifoaj fhdaOhd f,i m%lgj rcq fj; meñKs miq ÿgq .euqKq l=ureg w;mekaj;a fldg Ndr§ wkqrmqrhg f.dia‌ t<dr rcqg úreoaOj igka lr ch ,ndf.k ÿgq .euqKq rcyg Tgqkqo m<|jd rdcH fiajfhys msysáfha hEhs b;sydi jxY l:d fy<s lrhs'

rdcd' ta l=,;=x. - Èjhsk mqj;am;