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u¾is tÈßisxy wNdjm%dma;fjhs

l,la frda.d;=rj isá lD;yia; rx.k Ys,ams” u¾is tÈßisxy uy;añh wo WoEik fuf,dúka iuq.;a;dh' ñh hk úg t;=ñhf.a jhi wjqreÿ 64 ls' 

1964 jif¾ l,df,djg msúis u¾is tÈßisxy uy;añhf.a wmQre rx.k yelshdjka nd, uy¿ fldhs ldf.a;a uqj.g iskdjla tla l,d fkdwkqudkh' weh fõÈldfõ fmr,shla l,dh'

";drdfjda bÕsf,;s" fõÈld kdgHfha "ufå <.sk ;drdjka kdjkako ux" .S;h uqj. ;snQ flfkla fidh.; fkdyels úh yel' wvq ;rfï mdif,a§ "fudav .EKs ux" fldgi fyda Tn lshd ;sfnkjd úh hq;=h' 64 § .=jka úÿ,sfha "kjl uඬ," ‍jevigykg iyNd.Sfjñka weh ;u rx.k Èúhg mh ;enqjdh' 1966 § "ta" fYa%Ksfha .=jka úÿ,s Ys,amskshl ùug iu;a jQ weh tu jif¾u je,sl, r;akhkaf.a "W.=rg fydrd fnfy;a" kdgHfhka m%isoaO fõÈldjg wj;S¾K jQjdh' miq ld,Skj iq.;md, is,ajd iQÍkaf.a ks,a lÜfrd,a u,a," ÿkak ÿkq .uqfõ" ys; fyd| wïuKaä" ;=rÕ ikaksh" uq;= l=udß" kkaÈ úid,d" yßu nvq yhla" m%ekaisia jkakswdrÉÑf.a ? /ðkg ore iïm;a" m;srdc t,a' tia' ohdkkaohkaf.a ljqrej;a tkafka kE" v.a,ia isßj¾Okf.a wUqieñfhda we;=¿ ;j;a kdgH /ilu pß; ksrEmKh l<dh'ta yereKqfldg weh kdgH lsysmhlgu ksIamdokfhka o odhl jQjdh' 

Tn okakjdo 1974 j¾Ifha§ wd¾' wd¾' iurfldaka uy;df.a bvu kdgH fjkqfjka u¾is tÈßisxy rdcH kdgH Wff,a § fyd|u ks<sh iïudkhg o md;% jqkd' miqj 1975" 1976 foj¾Ihkays§ o ms<sfjska lSr., wdrÉÑf.a ";ykï foaYh" iy fyauisß ,shkf.a f.a "kßhd iy flacq" fjkqfjkao weh fyd|u ks<sh iïudkh ,enqjd' kdgH l,dj ;=§ tÈßisxy uy;añh ,nd ;snQ m%;sNdj ksidu kdgH fnfyúka ckm%sh jQjd' fndfyda o¾Yk jdr .Kkla o ‍fõÈld .;fl/Kd' fï ksid tl, fndfyda úpdrlhka weh jdikdjka; ks<shla f,i o y÷kajd ÿkakd'.=jka úÿ,s kdgH lafIa;%hg o ke;sju neß pß;hla jQ weh i;sfha Èk 5la u .=jka úÿ,s kdgHj,g odhl jQ hq.hla o jQjdh' ta wkqj i÷odg "uqjkame,eiai" h" wÕyrejdodg "jðrd" h" nododg "iuk, neoao" h" n%yiam;skaodg "weia fol" h" isl=rdodg "ykaÈfha f.or" h' fï ish,a, weh by< ckm%idhla Èkd.;a;dh' 1952 jif¾ isg wefkia,s" ieuqfj,a" n¾á .=jkaúÿ,sfha f.k.sh úfkdao iuhg miqld,Sk tl;=jQ u¾is" úfkdao iuhg kj Ôjhla tla l,dh' ta ms<snoj weh jfrl u;lh wjÈ lr ;snqfka fï wdldrfhks' 

"úfkdao iuh lshkafka uf.a Ôú;fha wyUq ikaêia:dkhla' ojila uu .=jka úÿ,s fldßfvdafjka we;=¿ fj,d ál ÿrla hoa§ wefkia,s uy;a;hd l;d l<d' t;=ud uf.ka Woõjla b,aÆjd' tod úfkdao iuh l;d ud,dfõ .eyekq pß;hg mK fmdjk yඬ leùfï Ys,amshd wikSmhla ksid meñK isáfha keye' wefkia,s uy;a;hd ta pß;h lrkak ug wdrdOkd l<du udj lrlj,d w;yeßhd jf.a oekqKd' mqxÑ ldf,a b|,u wNsfhda. Ndr .kak mqreÿ fj,d ysáh uu tod ta wNsfhda.h;a Ndr .;a;d' ug wefkia,s uy;a;hd msgm; ÿkafka yßhgu 11'30 g' jevigyk iÔùj úldYh jkakg ;snqfKa 12'00 g' yeu foagu ;snqfKa meh Nd.hla' ta meh Nd.fha§ uu msgm; lshj,d wvqjla ke;s fjkak uf.a pß;hg yඬ leõjd' tod úfkdao iuhg ft;sydisl Èkhla jqKd' úfkdao iuh m<uq j;djg ldka;djlf.a yඬla ldka;djla ksfhdackh l< oji tod'''"

tfia rgla ;=gq l, u¾is wlald wo wm w;r ke;' weh ms<snoj ksis fidhd ne,Sula nOdÍkaf.ka isÿfkdjQ nj miq.sh ld,h mqrdj jd¾;d jQjdh' wehf.a frday,a ì,am;a f.jd .ekSug fkdyelsj mjqf,a wh w;sYh wmyiq;djhkag m;aj isáhd' wehg wdorh l, ishÆfokdu n,d isáfha u¾is wlald kej;;a iqjù fõÈldj m‍%Ndu;a lrk wehf.a rx.khka oel .; yels fõ hehs lshdh' tfy;a wo jk úg weh ;drjkao iu.ska bÕs, f.disks'

rgla ;=gq l< weh wo lÿf<ka fuf,dúka iuq.;a;dh