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    ‚Hud tk tbd wehdsprdlhplmei, tdmsekm lmhlpprdbdmsekm tbltadmdrltdh grk` tbdliteveteds kg @LYYKF lmhE^KF `d`fdrs, sdiuretyladmieds wbeib ik`presdhhdtlib`dmts kg tbdMeadrelm Mlvy, Meadrel^kjeid, Hdplrt`dmt kg Ytltd Ydrveid, MltekmljHrua Jlw Dmgkrid`dmt

    Ladmiy, MHJDL, wdrdik`pdjjdh tk emtdrvdmd, emikmskmlmid wetb

    ikmstetutekmlj prkvesekmskg leh tk ievej lutbkrety wbdrd lmh wbdm suibkiilsekm hd`lmhs.

    ‚Xbd kvdr-lribemae`pdrltevd tk dmsurd lrdeam kg pdlid, sdiuretylmh stlfejety em tbesieriu`stlmid wls `kststlrrema."

    Bkw et blppdmdh

    Ikmtemuema, tbd lr`ysleh? ‚Bkwdvdr, tbd@ L Y Y K F / E ^ K F`d`fdrs, wbk blhdlrjedr lssd`fjdh lt lsibkkj jkiltekm km LtllVklh, mdlr YlemtDh`umh's Iltbkjei^lresb, @lryjlmh,Mcpkr-Lau em Lml`frlYtltd rdskrtdh tk gedridlttlic lalemst tbdemtdrvdmema sdiuretyladmieds tblt wdrdilrryema kut tbder jdaete`ltd `lmhltd.

    ‚Xbd mlturd kg tbeslttlic emvkjvdh frlzdmd`pjky`dmt kg vlrekustypds kg gerd lr`s lmh ljjskrts kg iruhd wdlpkms,vkjltejd ikictlej suib lslieh lmh hyml`etds.

    "Emstruitevdjy, trkkps kg

    26 Hevesekm Meadrelm Lr`y, ls tbd jdlh ladmiykg tbd sdiurety ladmieds,blh tk emvkcd tbd dxtlmtVujds kg Dmalad`dmt(VKD) tk rdskrt tk sdjg-hdgdmid, prktditekm kg tbd

    strltdaei Meadr Frehad,prdvdmt rd-dmgkrid`dmtkg tbd prk-Felgrlm`d`fdrs lpplrdmtjysuraema lbdlh grk` tbdglr sehd kg tbd Meadr Frehad lt Kmetsbl.

    ‚Ljj tbdsd dggkrts wdrdem krhdr tk hd-dsiljltdtbd pljplfjd tdmsekm ls

    wd jj ls wl rh kg g tb dlpplrdmt tbrdlts tk jevdslmh prkpdrty em tbdadmdrlj lrdl. Em tbdlgtdr`ltb kg tbd gerd geabttblt dmsudh, ̀ lmy kg kur trkkps sustlemdh vlryemahdardds kg emoury.

    "Xbdsd emourdh trkkpslrd iurrdmtjy rdidevematrdlt`dmt lt kwm ̀ dheiljidmtrd. Ye`ejlrjy, gevd`d`fdrs kg @LYYKF/ E^KF wdrd cejjdh, deabt

    wk umhdh, wbejd memd wdr d lrr dstdh gkr hud

    jdalj litekms.‚Xbes umgkrtumltde m i e h d m t ,mktwetbstlmhema, 26Hevesekm, Meadrelm Lr`y,

    wesbds tk lssurd ljj kg etsprkgdssekmlj ik``et`dmttk tbd prktditekm kg jevdslmh prkpdrty kg tbd akkhpdkpjd kg Lml`frl Ytltdlmh, emhddh, lirkss etsdmterd lrdl kg rdspkmsefejety em tlmhd`

    wetb tbd rdidmt herditevd kg tbd ^rdsehdmt lmhIk``lmhdr-em-Ibedg kg tbd Lr`dh Gkrids kg tbdGdhdrlj Vdpufjei kg Meadrel tbrkuab tbd Ibedg kg Hdgdmid Ytlgg tk tbdIbedg kg Lr̀ y Ytlgg tk lvdrtkiiurrdmids kg suibumwlrrlmtdh lmhumievejezdh lttlicslalemst tbd akkh lmh jlw-lfehema pdkpjd kg tbdGdhdrlj Vdpufjei kg Meadrel.‐

    ^kjeid krhdr heslr`ema kg E^KFlitevests

    @dlmwbejd, tbdEmspditkr-Admdrlj kg ̂ kjeid,EA^ Ykjk`km Lrlsd, blsherditdh tbd Lssestlmt

    Emspditkrs Admdrlj kg ̂ kjeidlmh tbd Ik``essekmdrs kg ^kjeid em tbd lggditdh lrdltk e``dheltdjy heslr``d`fdrs kg tbd arkupkpdrltema wetb gerdlr`s

    Xbd EA^ mktdh tblt tbdtlradtdh lttlics km ^kjeidpdrskmmdj, wbk blh fddmpdrgkr`ema tbder stltutkrygumitekms em tbd `kstprkgdssekmlj lmh ievej`lmmdr semid tbd jltdstrdsuradmid heskrhdr,pkrtrlydh tbd E^KFlitevests, wbk lrdkribdstrltema tbdemsurrditekm, ls blvemairkssdh tbd tbrdsbkjh emtbder ̀ esauehdh lttd`pt tktdst tbd ik`̀ km wejj kg tbdmltekm. Qbejd ikmhd`mema tbd

    cejjema fy `d`fdrs kg E^KF, Lrlsd ljsk herditdhtbd lrrdst kg lmy ̀ d f̀dr kg

    tbd arkup gkumh empkssdssekm kg gerdlr`s lmhtk frema be`/bdr tkhdsdrvdh ousteid, wbejd ljjE^KF litevests lrrdstdh emikmmditekm wetb tbd cejjemakg tbd ̂ kjeid`dm sbkujh fdiblradh tk ikurt gkr ̀ urhdr.

    Liikrhema tk be`, tbdMeadrel ^kjeid Gkrid wejjikmtemud tk hejeadmtjy wkrctkwlrhs dje`emltema lmytbrdlt tk emtdrmlj sdiuretylmh lssurd Meadrelms kg ik`̀ et̀ dmt tk tbder slgdtylmh sdiurety.

    67 pdrskms lrrdstdhfy pkjeid mkt grk`Lml̀ frl ‘ Akvt

    Ytltema ets sehd kg tbdstkry, ydstdrhly, Lml̀ frlYtltd Akvdrm`dmt sleh tbdstltd pkjeid ik``lmhikmger`dh tblt mkmd kg tbd67 pdrskms lrrdstdh km@kmhly hurema tbd ijlsb

    wls grk` Lml`frl Ytltd.Xbd pkjeid ikujh, bkwdvdr,mkt rdlit ls tbd ik``lmhsleh et wls stejjemvdstealtema tbd ̀ lttdr. Lhhrdssema rdpkrtdrs em

    Lwcl tk ijlregy akvdrm̀ dmtstlmh km tbd prktdst, tbdstltd Ik``essekmdr gkr Emgkr`ltekm lmhIk`̀ umeiltekm Ytrltday,Kafudge Xkmy Mmlibdtl,sleh akvdrm`dmt blh mktlsidrtlemdh tbd lituljgeaurd kg tbksd wbk hedh,ljtbkuab bd lraudh tblt et

    wls mkt mdlr tbd geaurds

    pufjesbdh fy sk`d ̀ dhelbkusds.

    Bd sleh? ‚Ljj tbd pdkpjdemvkjvdh il̀ d emtk tbd stltdl meabt fdgkrd tbdhd`kmstrltekm grk` stltdskutsehd Lml̀ frl. Qd lrd

    wejjema tk wdjik d̀ vesetkrstk Lml`frl, fut wd hkm―t

    wlmt suib vesetkrs tk fremavekjdmid. Lgtdr hdljema wetbessuds kg cehmlppema lmhrkffdry, pdkpjd il̀ d grk`ktbdr stltds tk ilusdl̀ybd ̀bdrd.‚Ljsk, tbd rdpkrt tblt tbdrd

    wls sbkktema em l iburib ltMcpkr wls emikrrdit . Qblt

    wd ilm sly gkr surd wls tblttwk ilrs lmh l `ktkriyijd

    wdrd furmt lt Mcpkr.‚Et wejj fd heggeiujt gkr

    akvdrm`dmt tk lmmkumidtbd geaurd kg ilsuljteds wbdmtbd gujj rdpkrt bls mkt fddmrdidevdh. Et es, bkwdvdr,

    rdardttlfjd tblt kur ykutbslrd fdema cejjdh em suibsdmsdjdss `lmmdr lmh E

    wlmt kur pdkp jd tkumhdrstlmh tbd hlmadr kg ejjdaljjy ilrryema gerdlr`s.

    ‚Et es ljsk rdardttlfjd tbltl pdlidguj hd`kmstrltekmkralmezdh fy tbd laetltkrs

    wls beolicdh fy ̀esirdlmtslmh tblt wls wby tbdrd

    wdrd ilsuljteds.‐Mmlibdtl sleh tbd stltd

    akvdrm`dmt wkujh d f̀lrckm `lss kredmtltekm kg ykutbs tk lvkeh lrdiurrdmid kg suib essud.

    Qd rlesdh ljlr`fdgkrd tbd lttlic

    ‘Ê KF

    @dlmwbejd, E^KF sleh,ydstdrhly, tblt et rlesdhljlr` tblt sdiuretykpdrltevds wdrd akema tklttlic tbd` hurema tbdFelgrl Hly, fut mk litekm

    wls tlcdm tk stkp tbd lttlickm pdkpjd, wbk wdrd mktlr̀ dh em lmy wly.

    @dhel lmh ^ufjeietyKggeidr kg E^KF, @r. D`̀ l^kwdrguj, sleh Meadrelmsdiurety ladmieds,plrteiujlrjy tbd Lr`y lmhtbd ^kjeid, jedh fy slyematblt tbdy wdrd lttlicdh fyE^KF lmh ktbdr prk-Felgrllaetltkrs, wbk wdrd mktfdlrema lr`s.

    Xbd stltd`dmt sleh?‐E^KFumhdr tbd jdlhdrsbep kg @lze Mml`he Clmu hkdsmkt ilrry lmy wdlpkm,

    wbdtbdr hlmadrkus kr mkt.Xblt es wby dvdm tbd ijdray,hkitkrs, jlwydrs lmh pdkpjdkg hevdrsd prkgdssekms ilmehdmtegy lmh sbkw skjehlrety

    wetb us. Qd, tbdrdgkrd,ikmhd`m tbd cejjema kg umlr`dh E^KF `d`fdrslmh ktbdr Felgrl laetltkrs ltMcpkr lmh Kmetsbl."

    Aevema hdtlejs kg wbltblppdmdh km @kmhly,^kwdrguj sleh? ‚@d f̀drs kg E^KF wbk trlvdjjdh grk`kutsehd Lml`frl Ytltd, kmlrrevlj, `kvdh emtk YtDh`umh Iltbkjei Iburibljkma Mcpkr-T`ukoe Vklh

    tk sddc tbd ikmsdmt kg Akh Lj`eabty, wbk bls fddmauehema us em tbes mkfjdprkodit.

    ‚Xbd wkrst sehd kg tbdlttlic wls tblt kur

    Felgrl? Qd litdh em sdjg-hdgdmid‘LV@U

    LQLVH? Grk` jdgt, Drdju Cute kg Jlaks, Drdju Lfekjl Hksum`u3 Dxdiutevd Herditkr, @lrcdtema, Bkmdywdjj Gjkur @ejjs ^ji, @r. Fdmskm Dvfuk`wlm3wemmdr, Bkmdywdjj em Yese Dck's Cetibdm ^eiturd Ikmtdst, @rs. LcemkjlKjuwltkyem, bdr hluabtdr, Xkjlme lmh Dxdiutevd Herditkr, Yuppjy Iblem,BG@ ,̂ @r. Vkte`e Glhepd, hurema prdsdmtltekm kg ibdqud tk Kjuwltkyem lt Wesekm kg Xbd Ibejh (WkXI) dvdmt, ik-spkmskrdh fy Bkmdywdjj, em Jlaks.

    8‘Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD

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    7‘Wlmaulrh , QDHMDYHLU, OTMD wls gkrbdr `ktbdr ‘YTY^DIX

    Xbd suspdit, 46-ydlr-kjh@krug @kbl``dh, wbk

    Ijedmt rlpds 1-yr-kjh hluabtdr kg prkpbdtdss

    emeteljjy sleh bd heh mktcmkw wblt il`d kvdr be`,lmh tblt et wls tbd wkrc kg tbd hdvej lt tbd Ouvdmejd lmh

    Qk` dm Id mt rd , OQ I,Eafkafk Hevesekmljbdlhqulrtdrs, Eckrkhu,hdmedh tbd ljjdaltekm lt tbd^kjeid Ik``lmh, Ecdol. Liikrhema tk be`, ‚E l` l

    fus hrevdr grk` Eodfu-Khdem Kaum Ytltd lmh E blvd

    tbrdd wevds. Xbd veite`―s`ktbdr iljjdh `d km pbkmdtk adt `kmdy gkr tbd okf sbd

    wls hkema gkr `d.‚Qbdm E akt tbdrd, sbd wls

    mkt lt bk`d. Fut E `dt bdr hluabtdr, wbk blh oustrdturmdh grk` sibkkj.

    ‚E wdmt tk sdd tbd veite`―s`ktbdr fdilusd sbd es lprkpbdtdss lmh hkds sk`dsperetulj wkrc gkr ̀ d.

    ‚Tmgkrtumltdjy, bdr `ktbdr wls mkt lt bk`d, sk E alvd bdr M>>. E heh mkt tkuib bdr. L gdw hlys jltdr tbdy lrrdstdh ̀ dgkr rlpema tbd jettjd aerj.‐

    @ktbdr―s stkry Liikrhema tk tbd prkpbdtdss,

    ‚E cmdw @krug @kbl``dhsk`dte`d lak ls bd ik`ds gkr sk`d speretulj wkrcs. Km

    Qdhmdshly, E iljjdh be` tk adt`kmdy gkr tbd wkrc E blvd hkmd

    gkr be`.‚Qbdm E akt bk`d jltdr, E ̀ dt`y hluabtdr fjddhema prkgusdjy

    wetb bdr umegkr` stlemdh wetbfjkkh. E``dheltdjy, E tkkc bdr tk tbd sibkkj wbdrd E wls tkjhmktbema jecd tblt blppdmdh lmhtblt tbes wls tbd blmhewkrc kg lm lhujt.

    ‚Yk E lscdh ̀ y hluabtdr wbkheh tblt tk bdr; Ybd sleh et wls@krug @kbl``dh, tbd ijedmttblt alvd bdr `kmdy tk aevd tk`d. Qbdm wd akt tk bes pjlid,`y hluabtdr ehdmtegedh be` lstbd `lm tblt blh hdgejdh bdr lmh bd wls jltdr lrrdstdh.‐

    Wlmaulrh altbdrdh tblt tbdveite` wls tlcdm tk @erlfdjIdmtrd, wbdrd l tdst rdvdljdhtblt sbd wls sdxuljjy lfusdh.

    Xbd ilsd, emeteljjy rdpkrtdh lttbd Eafkafk Hevesekmljbdlhqulrtdrs, Eckrkhu, blsfddm trlmsgdrrdh tk tbd Admhdr Tmet gkr gurtbdr emvdstealtekm.

    Xrlhdr, 61, rlpds -yr-kjh aerj

    L 61-ydlr-kjh trlhdr, CemasjdyKcdrdcd, wls ljsk lrrdstdhgkr hdgejema l ̀ emkr lt 61, Kej`ejjYtrddt, Dfutd-@dtl, JlaksEsjlmh.

    Wlmaulrh jdlrmdh tblt tbd -ydlr-kjh veite` wls rlpdh em tbdsuspdit―s sbkp jlst wddc km bdr

    wly tk sibkkj.Xbd lit wls dxpksdh wbdm tbd

    aerj―s ̀ ktbdr rdidevdh l iljj grk`bdr hluabtdr―s sibkkj emgkr`emabdr tblt sbd wls seic. Ybd rusbdhtk tbd sibkkj lmh `dt bdr hluabtdr fjddhema. Qbdmqudstekmdh, sbd tkjh bdr `ktbdr

    wblt blh blppdmdh lmh tbdpdrskm tblt rlpdh bdr. Liikrhema tk tbd veitè , ‚wbejd

    E wls wljcema km `y wly tksibkkj, Cemasjdy iljjdh ̀ d fut E

    eamkrdh be` fdilusd E heh mktcmkw be`.

    ‚E ikmtemudh km `y wly mktcmkwema tblt bd wls wljcema

    fdbemh ̀ d. Bd jltdr hrlaadh`d emtk bes sbkp lmh rlpdh`d.‐

    Xbd suspdit wls, tbdrdlgtdr,lrrdstdh fy pkjeid wbejd tbdveite` wls tlcdm gkr ̀ dheiljdxl`emltekm wbdrd l tdstilrredh kut ikmger`dh tblt sbd

    wls lituljjy rlpdh.

    ... wk`lm rkffdh, rlpdhDquljjy plrlhdh wdrd Kroe

    Veiblrh, 64, lmh Hds`kmh^dhrk, 68, wbk rdpkrtdhjystlffdh lmh rlpdh l wk`lmem bdr bkusd em Lolb.

    Veiblrh, lm KMH arlhultdkg Hdjtl Ytltd ^kjytdibmei,sleh? ‚Qd lttlicdh tbd wk l̀mem bdr bkusd lgtdr wdrdturmdh grk` Jlaflsl`lsqudrlhd gdstevlj. Qd wdmttk bdr bkusd lt lfkut

    .9>p.̀ .‚Bdr wemhkw blh mk

    furajlry prkkg. Qd tkkcM8,2>>, pbkmds lmhpdrgu`ds. Qbdm wd dmtdrdh,sbd stlrtdh sbkutema sk Estlffdh bdr km bdr tbeab lmhblmh fdgkrd wd fktb rlpdhbdr. E wls tbd gerst tk rlpd bdr.‐

    ^dhrk, l arlhultd kg Altdwly ^kjytdibmei, sleh?‚Qd wdrd strkjjema wbdm wdmkteidh bdr bkusd wls mktgdmidh. Qd heh mkt lituljjypjlm tk rkf, fut wd blh tk

    wbdm wd mkteidh sbd wls tbdkmjy kmd em bdr lplrt`dmt.‐

    Wlmaulrh jdlrmdh tblt tbdveite`, wbk es iurrdmtjyrdspkmhema tk trdlt`dmt em lmumhesijksdh bkspetlj, wlslflmhkmdh em l pkkj kg bdr fjkkh fdgkrd sbd wls rdsiudhfy mdeabfkurs.

    Fy Dstbdr Kmydafujl

    Cemasjdy Kcdrdcd

    @krug @kbl``dh Bes veite`

    K Q D V V E ‘ X Q Kpdrskms blvd fddmdjditrkiutdh lt L`l Qerd,Kroe, Kwdrre Mkrtb JkiljAkvdrm`dmt Lrdl kg E`kYtltd, wbejd ljjdadhjytryema tk vlmhljesd lmdjditrei trlmsgkr`dr kppksetd Yt. ^luj―s

    Lmajeilm Iburib.W l m a u l r h

    emvdstealtekms rdvdljdhtblt wbejd kmd kg tbdvlmhljs wls stuic emsehdtbd trlmsgkr`dr iufeijd,tbd rd`lems kg beslsskieltd wls spkttdh l

    gdw ̀ dtdrs lwly grk` tbdtrlmsgkr`dr. Qbejd tbd ehdmtety kg kmd

    kg tbd hdidlsdh ikujh mktfd lsidrtlemdh lt prdsste`d, tbd ktbdr wls slehtk fd lm emheadmd kg T`uibkcd, Kroe, lmh lgltbdr kg gkur, wbkljjdadhjy tkjh besrdjltekms tblt bd wlsakema gkr l iburib veaejtblt meabt. L idjj pbkmd, pjedrs lmh

    splmmdrs, usdh tkhesikmmdit gkur lr`kurdhilfjds, wdrd gkumh kmkmd kg tbd fkheds. L st lgg kg Dmuau

    Djditreiety HestrefutekmIk`plmy, DDHI, wbkikmger`dh tbd emiehdmt tkWlmaulrh ydstdrhly kmarkumhs kg lmkmy`ety,kpemdh tblt tbd vlmhljs

    wdrd kfvekusjy ilrryemakut tbder lit wbdm pkwdr

    wls rdstkrdh tk tbd lrdl.Bd sleh? ‚Xbdy lrd

    jecdjy `d`fdrs kg tbdglidjdss almas tblt blvdfddm vlmhljesema DDHIgliejeteds em Kwdrre`umeiepljety. E bkpd tbes

    wejj tdlib tbder ikjjdl-auds sk`d jdsskms.‐

    Fy Ibehe

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    Wlmaulrh , QDHMDYHLU, OTMD ,>>> ls ̀ y sblrd.‐

    Jlaks Ytltd Ik``essekmdr kg ^kjeid, @r. Gltle Kwksdme, slehtbd suspdit wkujh fd iblradhtk ikurt.

    @kmdy retulj ? Glcd bdrfljest hdgrluhsJlaks flmcdr kg M6.4`

    Fy Dvdjym Ts`lm

    Doeafk skhk`y ? ^rksdiutekm ijksds ilsd Oumd

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    Wlmaulrh , QDHMDYHLU, OTMD >1 ^ufjei^rkiurd`dmt Lit,―― bd sleh.

    Bd tkjh tbd ik``ettdd tblt besik`plmy wls kreaemljjy aevdm tbdikmtrlit gkr l hurltekm kg gevd ydlrs

    wbeib wls dxtdmhdh fy tbrdd`krd ydlrs lmh lpprkvdh fy tbdtbdm ̂ rdsehdmt Okmltblm em 6>.

    Bd pkemtdh kut tblt dvdm tbdMM^I em ets lhvdrtkrelj emAulrhelm Mdwsplpdr kg Olmulrytb predstjy krhemltekmlmmevdrslry lmh 2>tb fertbhly em Jlaks, ydstdrhly.

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    Wlmaulrh , QDHMDYHLU, OTMD kut kg kur 79< sdikmhlrysibkkjs tblt wdrd kreaemljjy kwmdh fy`essekmlreds lmh ik``umeteds.

    Kyk akvt hdmeds prevltesema sibkkjs...Ylys mk tdlibdr wejj fd slicdh

    L CTVD ‘KVALME_DH jlfkur emKmhk Ytltd ydstdrhly herditdh wkrcdrs tk ik` d̀mid lm emhdgemetd strecdtkhly kvdr glejurd kg akvdrm`dmt tk ply tbder gevd ̀kmtbs sljlreds/pdmsekms lrrdlrs.

    Akvdrm`dmt es kwmema ets wkrcgkrid grk` Olmulry tbes ydlr tejj hltd.

    Xbd herditevd wls ikmtlemdh em lik``umequd essudh lt tbd dmh kg lmd`dradmiy `ddtema bdjh ydstdrhly em

    Lcurd fy jdlhdrs kg tbd umekms.Et wls okemtjy seamdh fy ibler`dm kg tbd

    stltd MJI, Fksdhd Hlrl`kjl, OMI,Yumhly Lhdjdyd lmh XTI, DcumhlykYkjlhkyd lmh tbder sdirdtlreds.

    Et sleh? ‚Et bls fdik`d umfdlrlfjd tblt wkrcdrs blvd mkt rdidevdh sljlreds gkr tbdplst gevd ̀ kmtbs lt l strdtib'' wbeib tbdysleh bls mdaltevdjy lggditdh wkrcdrs lmhpdmsekmdrs dikmk`eiljjy, skieljjy,psyibkjkaeiljjy lmh bdljtb wesd.''

    Kmhk wkrcdrs tk fdaem emhdgemetd strecd tkhlyFy Hlyk Okbmskm

    L FTOL‘ XBD EmhdpdmhdmtMltekmlj DjditkrljIk``essekm (EMDI) ydstdrhly,em Lfuol dxprdssdh etsik``ett`dmt tk ikmijuhd tbdsuspdmhdh djditekms em Vevdrs,E`k, Ckae lmh Clmk stltds mktjltdr tblm Oujy 9

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    trlitkrs em ets dggkrts tkrdvkjutekmesd lareiujturd lmhturm lrkumh ets dikmk`eigkrtumd. Xbd akvdrmkr lmmkumidh tbes hurema tbdHd`kirliy Hly idjdfrltekmlmh kmd ydlr lmmevdrslry kg bes lh`emestrltekm lt tbd

    Lflcljece Xkwmsbep Ytlheu .̀T`lbe ljsk beabjeabtdh tbd

    libedvd`dmts kg beslh`emestrltekm, lmh hesijksdhtblt em vedw kg tbd hwemhjema

    ljjkiltekms tk stltds grk` tbdGdhdrltekm liikumt, ‚wdhdiehdh tk d`pblsezd reid

    prkhuitekm wbeib tbd stltd escmkwm gkr ljj kvdr tbd wkrjh.‐Xbd akvdrmkr dxpjlemdh tblt

    tbrdd trlitkrs wkujh fdljjkiltdh tk dlib kg tbd

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    6> ‘6> ‘6> ‘6> ‘6> ‘ W W W W W LM AT LM AT LM AT LM AT LM AT LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H L L L L L U U U U U , OT MD

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    XBD Gdhdrlj Akvdrm`dmttbrkuab tbd @emestdr kg La-reiujturd lmh Vurlj Hdvdjkp-`dmt, Ibedg Luhu Kafdb lmhtbd IDK, GredsjlmhIl`peml,@r. Vkdjkg Okkstdm, ydstdrhlyseamdh l Glr`dr-tk-Glr`dr

    Fy ̂ dtdr Dawultu

    K ^DVLXKVY blvd ikm temudh tk ireteiezd tbdjdaljety lmh kpdrltekms kg tbdtbrdd kej lmh als grdd zkmds kp-drltdh fy kej jkaesteis aelmt, EM-XDJY.

    Yk`d kpdrltkrs lrd kg tbdkpemekm tblt tbd kpdrltekms kg tbd tbrdd kej lmh als grdd zkmds,

    ml`djy, Kej lmh Als Grdd_kmds em Qlrre ̂ krt Ik`pjdx,Hdjtl Ytltd3 Dck Yuppkrt Ydrv-eids (DYY) Jlaks lmh Frlss Kejlmh Als Iety, Frlss Esjlmh,Flydjsl Ytltd, lrd ejjdalj semidtbdy lrd mkt jeidmsdh fy Mead-relm Dxpkrts ̂ rkidssema _kmds

    Lutbkrety, MD _̂L.Ktbdrs, bkwdvdr lraudh tblt

    tbd jdaljety lmh kpdrltekms kg tbd tbrdd kej lmh als grdd zkmdskpdrltdh fy Emtdjs lrd jdaljls tbdy wdrd dstlfjesbdh fytbd Kej lmh Als Grdd _kmd Lu-tbkrety, KAG_L, wbeib es d`-pkwdrdh fy tbd Gdhdrlj Akv-drm`dmt tk hk sk.

    Ypdlcema wetb Wlmaulrh kmtbd essud, l Jlaks flsdh jlw-ydr, Dbes Lafkal, sleh et es

    wrkma fdilusd em jlw l hdjd-altd bls mk pkwdr tk hdjdaltd. Liikrhema tk bè ‚l hdjdaltd

    ilmmkt etsdjg hdjdaltd, tblt estbd jdalj premiepjd.‐ Bd, bkw-dvdr, strdssdh tblt tbkuab bdbls mkt sddm tbd jlw dstlfjesb-ema tbd KAG_L, bkwdvdr, etes wrkma tk jeidmsd tbd tbrddzkmds umjdss tbd KAG_L esd`pkwdrdh tk hk sk. Qbdm ikmtlitdh tbd @lmla-

    ema Herditkr kg Meadrelm Dxpkrt^rk`ktekm _kmd Lutbkrety,MD^_L, Afdmal Cuyd sleh‚Xbdy wdrd mkt jeidmsdh fyMD^_L.‐ . Qbdm lscdh eg lmyktbdr fkhy bls tbd pkwdr tk je-idmsd tbd kpdrltekms kg tbdtbrdd grdd zkmds, tbd MD^_L fkss rdgusdh tk ik`̀ dmt. Lmljysema tbd setultekm, l

    skurid ijksd tk MD^_L wbkprdgdrrdh lmkmy`ety sleh? ‚Emtbd Kej lmh Als Dxpkrt Grdd_kmd Lit, Yditekm < (

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    66 ‘ WLMATLVH, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD < , 6>> tk l̀tk glr̀ drsem sex stltds kg tbdgdhdrltekm blvd jkst kvdr kmdfejjekm mlerl em tbd jlst kmd`kmtb ls l rdsujt kg tbdkutfrdlc kg tk`ltk pdst wbeibilrreds tbd hesdlsd ‒Xk`ltkJdlg @emdr― kr ‒Xutl lfskjutl,―ik``kmjy rdgdrrdh tk ls‒Xk`ltk Dfkjl.―

    Xbd kutfrdlc kg tbd hesdlsdem tbdsd stltds, Oealwl, Clmk,Cltseml, Clhuml, ̂ jltdlu lmhJlaks gkridh tbd preids kg tk`ltkds tk sbkkt up ljj kvdr tbd mltekm, lhhema tk dxestemablrhsbeps grk` l 71 pdr idmtresd em tbd preid kg pdtrkj lmhsklrema emgjltekm em Lgreil―sjlradst dikmk`y. Ls tbd tk l̀tk silriety ireses

    pdrsests, tbd gdhdrljakvdrm`dmt wls gkridh tklmmkumid tbrkuab ets @emestdr kg Yiedmid lmh Xdibmkjkay, @r.Kafkmmlyl Kmu, tblt et blshdvdjkpdh l bk`d-arkwmskjutekm tk tbd rlvlaema tk`ltkpdst wbeib es l pdsteiehd ladmttblt es vdry dggditevd lalemsttbd mdw hesdlsd.

    @emestdr kg Lareiujturd lmhVurlj Hdvdjkp`dmt, LuhuKafdb, sleh tblt tbd ikst kg trdltema tbd emgditekm wkujh fddxpdmsevd lmh et es jecdjy tk ikstM4 pdr tk`ltk pjlmt.

    Ljtbkuab tbd akvdrm`dmtdxprdssdh ikmgehdmid tblt tbdpdsteiehd wejj drlheiltd tbdtk`ltk hesdlsd, emsurlmiddxpdrts lrd kg tbd kpemekm tbltakvdrm`dmts― ‒bk`d-arkwmskjutekm― es kmjy fut td`pkrlryeg et bkpds tk lttlem l jluhlfjdjdvdj em gkkh prkhuitekm lmh

    sdiurety.

    Meadrelm LareiujturljEmsurlmid Ikrpkrltekm(MLEI)

    Vdiljj tblt tbd GdhdrljAkvdrm`dmt irdltdh tbdMeadrelm LareiujturljEmsurlmid Yibd`d (MLEY)

    wbeib wls sdt-up tk dmblmidlmh sustlem gkkh prkhuitekm emMeadrel. Et wls hesikvdrdh tblt

    kvdr tbd ydlrs, tbd ikmidrtdhdggkrts tk lttlem tbd jluhlfjdjdvdj em gkkh prkhuitekm blsfddm bemhdrdh fy pjdtbkrl kg glitkrs, dspdieljjy emijd`dmt

    wdltbdr ikmhetekms lmh tbddggdits kg mlturlj blzlrhs jecdgjkkhs, hrkuabt, pdsts,hesdlsds, gerd lmh sk km. Xbde`pjd`dmtltekm kg tbd sibd`d

    wls vdstdh em tbd Meadrelm La re iu jtu rl j Ems ur lmidIk`plmy je`etdh, wbeib jltdr turmdh emtk l ikrpkrltekm em

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    68 ‘ Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD > bditlrds kg jlmhsprdlh lirkss tbd stltd gkr tbdTmekm Heikm Yljt tk arkw ilsslvllmh dstlfjesb l glitkry wbdrdilsslvl prkhuits wkujh fdprkidssdh emtk rlw ̀ ltdreljs gkr dxpkrt lmh hk`dstei usd.

    Akvdrmkr T`lbe, wbk wlsrdprdsdmtdh lt tbd idrd`kmy fy^rkg. Khkb, dxprdssdh kpte`es`tblt tbd plrtmdrsbep wkujh kpdmup l mdw vestl kg kppkrtumeteds gkr emvdst̀ dmts em tbd stltd, irdltd okfslmh frema dikmk`ei prkspdrety tktbd pdkpjd.

    Xbd akvdrmkr dxpjlemdh tblt tbdvkju`d kg rlw `ltdreljs grk`ilsslvl grk` tbd glitkry wkujhirdltd l jlrad `lrcdt gkr tbdprkhuits lmh suppkrt frdwdryik`plmeds em frdwema.

    T`lbe dmikurladh tbdik`plmy tk blstdm litekm lmhik`pjdtd hkiu`dmtltekm wetb tbdstltd tk dmlfjd et stlrt kgg tbdlareiujturlj prkodit.

    Xbd Ik``essekmdr gkr Ousteid,Mwlmcwdau wbk alvd lm emseabtemtk tbd tdr`s kg tbd lardd`dmt,mktdh tblt lplrt grk` tbd >>bditlrds kg jlmh tk fd prkvehdh,mk gemlmielj ik``et`dmt wlsrdquerdh grk` tbd stltdakvdrm`dmt gkr tbd lark fusemdss.

    Behd kreaemlj ̀ dssladBd bkwdvdr dxpjlemdh tblt

    kwmdrs kg tbd jlmh wkujh fddmtetjdh tk gevd pdr idmt fdmdgetgrk` tbd prkodit yedjh lmh tbd stltd

    akvdrm`dmt, pdr idmt.Xbd ik``essekmdr wls blppytblt tbd lark emvdst`dmt wlsik`ema lt l te`d wbdm tbd stltd

    wls em tbd pr kid ss kg rdvkjutekmljezema tbd lareiujturljsditkr ls lm ljtdrmltevd tk skjvemaets dikmk`ei prkfjd`.

    Xbd @lmlaema Herditkr kg Heikm Yljt ̂ JI, @r. @krhe, slehbes ik`plmy wls wejjema tk emvdstem tbd stltd tk tlcd sufsestdmidlareiujturd tk l jlrad siljd. Liikrhema tk be`, Tmekm Heikm

    wkujh dmalad em arkwema kg ilsslvl em ik``drielj qulmtetedslmh prkidss tbd` emtk vlrekusprkhuits jecd swddtdmdrs lmhemhustrelj stlrib gkr dxpkrt.

    Bd stltdh tblt bes ik`plmy―stlradt wls tk ikmtrefutd tk tbdemhustreljesltekm kg tbd stltd lmhrdhuid tbd e`pkrtltekm kg emhustrelj stlrib lmh ktbdr prkhuits .

    Dfkmye, Tmekm Heikm seam plit kmilsslvl iujtevltekm, prkidssema

    liikstdh tbd Lrdl ik``lmhdr Msuccl pkjeid ik``lmh@kmhly Fljl Curylse (LI^)

    wbk ljjjdadhjy sleh tblt bd wlskmjy emgkr`dh tblt sk`d pdkpjd

    wdrd ls sd` fj ema em tbdik``umety umjlwgujjy tkilusd trkufjd wbeib ik`pdjjdhtbd ik``lmh tk `kvd `dm tktbd pjlid tk dmsurd tbdrd wlspdlid lmh krhdr em tbdik` ùmety.

    Xbd queic emtdrvdmtekm kg tbdtrlhetekmlj rujdr kg Kfe`k lmhtbd twk tkwm umekm ibler`dmfrkcdrdh pdlid lmh sbegtdh tbddvdmt grk` tbd kreaemlj vdmudsibdhujdh gkr 6p` tk Kfe`kidmtrlj sibkkj lt lfkut 4p`

    wbdrd tbd 8> `lm okemtmdeabfkurbkkh wltib pltrkjtdl` wdrd gemljjy emluaurltdhgkr tbd lmidmstkrlj bestkry kg fktb ik``umeteds gkr pdlidgujik-dxestdmid em tbd jkiljety lmhtbd stltd admdrljjy.

    Ypdlcema lt tbd fredg futskjd`m idrd`kmy tbdtrlhetekmlj rujdr kg Kfe`kik``umety, Eawd Ypdmidr Tawkcd mktdh tblt tbd dssdmidkg tbd okemt sdiurety pltrkj wls

    L M umdlsy ilj` pdrvlhdsDzelme lutkmk`kusik``umety em Msuccl jkiljakvdrm`dmt lrdl, Dmuau Ytltdls tbd trlhtekmlj rujdr kg tbdik``umety Eawd Xkmy Dzd`lljjjdadhjy d`pjkydh tbdsdrveids kg fktb tbd ̂ kjeid lmhjkilj sdiurety tk stkp tbdemluarltekm kg Lafkr Dzelmelmh Lafkr Kfe`kmdeabfkurbkkh wltib lalemstlmy emvlssekm fy Gujlmebdrhs`dm tblt blvd wrdicdhblvki em ̀ kst ik``umeteds emtbd stltd wetb plrteiujlr rdgdrdmid tk tbd Me`fkik``umety rdidmtjy. Wlmaulrh altbdrdh tblt fktb

    Dzelme lmh Kfe`k ik``umetedsblh pjlmmdh emluaurltekm kg l

    okemt jkilj sdiurety mdtwkrc tkaulrh lalemst fktbdmirklib`dmt lmh emvlsekm kg tbd Gujlme bdrhs`dm tk fktbik``umeteds tblt blvd lmlmidstkrlj fkumhlry fdgkrdDzelme lutkmk`kus ik``umety

    wls ird ltdh kut kg Kfe `kik``umety, kmjy gkr tbdtrlhetekmlj rujdr kg Dzelme tkljjdadhjy beolic lmh sdljidmtrlj sibkkj Dzelme vdmud kg tbd dvdmt wetb pkjeid km tbdarkumhs tblt tbd gumitekm ikujhmkt bkjh em bes hk`lem wetbkutbes ikmsdmt, silttdrdh il`kpedslmh iblsdh pdkpjd lwly tk

    wlstd dvdrytbema spdmt gkr tbdkiilsekm.

    Ercdh wetb tbd hdvdjkp`dmt,tbd trlhetekmlj rujdr kg Kfe`kEawd Ypdmidr Tawkcdtkadtbdr wetb tbd tkwm umekmibler`dm kg Lafkr Kfe`k Bkm.

    Ljdx Ecd Dzd gkr`dr dxdiutevdibler`lm Msuccl JAL, gkr`dr bkusd kg rdprdsdmtltevds`d`fdr Msuccl/Eafk-dtetegdhdrlj ikmstetudmiy lmhibler`lm Lafkr Dzelme tkwmumekm Ibedg Luaustemd Tawkcd

    tk lvdrt lmy emvlsekm tk tbdik``umeteds ls l arkup blhdlrjedr pjlidh lm lhvdrtkrelj emtbd mltekmlj hlejeds ijle`ememaKjl, Ebkck, Tawukcpl lmh

    Lsbefk, okemtjy kwmdh fy Lafkr Kfe`k lmh Lafkr Dzelmerdspditevdjy, lhhema tblt okemtsdiurety dggkrts wdrd le`dh ltrdumetd ykutbs kg fktbik``umeteds tk umhdrstlmh tbdfrktbdrjy dxestdmid kg tbdiujturlj bdretlad gkr lads.

    Eawd Tawkcd mktdh wetb tbdemidssdlmt rdpkrts kg tbd lttlicfy Gujlme bdrhs`dm lirkss tbdikumtry, dvdry ik`̀ umety tlcdsprdilutekm tk aulrh lalemsttbder ik``umety lmh laur`dmtdggkrts kg tbd pkjeid lmh ktbdr sdiurety ladmieds tk mep em tbdfuh emvlsekm kg tbd bdrhs`dm,dxpjlemema tblt fktb Lafkr Kfe`k lmh Dzelme sblrd tbemasem ik``km ls fekjkaeiljfrktbdrs fdgkrd tbd irdltekm kg Dzelme lutkmk`kus ik``umety

    wl s ird ltdh lmh wkujhikmtemud tk ̀ lemtlem tbd stltusquk errdspditevd kg tbd irdltekmkg Dzelme ik``umety kut kg Kfe`k.

    Bd sleh tblt `kvema tbdemlaurltekm kg tbd okemt sdiuretygrk` Dzelme tk Kfe`k wls tksbkw jkvd kg kmd lmktbdr,pkemtema kut tblt mkmd kg tbdik``umeteds wdrd strlmadrs tkkmd lmktbdr ls fktb blvd fddmem dxestdmid lmh sblrd kmdiujturlj ehdmtety kvdr tbd lads.

    Fktb ibler`dm kg tbd tkwmumekms ̀ dssrs Ljdx Ecd Dzd lmh

    Luaustemd Tawkcd em tbder sdplrltd spddibds sleh tblt mkl`kumt kg prdssurd grk` lmyqulrtdr ikujh hdtdr tbdik``umeteds grk` sddematbd`sdjvds ls kmd fkhyerrdspditevd kg tbd irdltekm kg Dzelme ik``umety kut kg tbder lmidmstkrlj jemdlad em Kfe`kik``umety, gkr tbd umety lmhprkardss kg fktb ik``umetedsls kftlemdh em tbd plst.

    Dggkrts `lhd tk spdlc tk tbdtrlhetekmlj rujdr kg Dzelmelutkmk`kus ik``umety EawdXkmy Dzd`l prkvdh lfkrtevd lsbd wls umlfjd tk peic pbkmdiljjs put lirkks mkr rdspkmh tktdxt `dsslads sdmt tk be` tkrdlit km tbd essud tejj tbd te`dkg tbes rdpkrt.

    •Eawd Ypdmidr Tawkcd kg Kfe`k ik``umety •Xkwm umekm dxdiutevds kg Lafkr Kfe`k lmh Lafkr Dzelme wetb Eawd Ypdmidr Tawkcd

    Vkylj gltbdr siuttjds emluaurltekm kg mdeabfkurbkkh wltib em Dmuau ik`̀ umety

    FU IBEMDMUDB K_KV

    XBD Akhgrdy KckydTmevdrsety, Dmuau blskggdrdh tk plrtmdr wetbemhustreljests lmh ktbdr stlcdbkjhdrs km rdsdlrib lmhdmtrdprdmdursbep hdvdjkp`dmtem tbd ikumtry. Weid Ib lmi djj kr kg tbd

    Iltbkjei Tmevdrsety, Vdv. Gr (^rkg) Ibrestelm Lmedcd, ̀ lhdtbd kggdr em Dmuau lt tbd ‒Xkwmlmh Akwm Lssd`fjy― kralmesdh

    fy tbd emstetutekm.Xbd tbd`d kg tbd lssd`fjy wls, ‚Fusemdss @lttdrs lmh Lrdls kg Vdsdlrib.‐

    Lmedcd sleh tblt tbd ‚Xkwm‐rdprdsdmtdh pdkpjd kutsehd tbdumevdrsety wbejd tbd ‚Akwm‐rdprdsdmtdh tbd umevdrsety,

    lhhema tblt tbd plrtmdrsbep wk ujh dml fjd tbd ` tkdxiblmad ehdls km dmtdrpresd.

    ‚Et es tbd `ddtema kg emhustreljests, fusemdss `dmlmh wk`dm lmh tbd umevdrsetyetsdjg ls wd jevd em tbd ikmtdxtkg pdkpjd wbk wejj rdidevd tbdstuhdmts grk` tbd emstetutekmlgtdr arlhultekm.

    ‚Et es jdgt gkr us tk jestdm tk tbd`lmh cmkw wblt tbdy wlmt grk`

    tbd umevdrsety,‐ bd mktdh. Lmedcd sle h tb lt tbdumevdrsety blh mktdh tbd mddhskg tbd skiedty lmh tbdibljjdmads tbdy glidh pkemtemakut tblt et wkujh wkrc tkwlrhskvdrik`ema em l feh tk `lcdtbd stuhdmts rdjdvlmt lgtdr

    jdlvema tbd sibkkj.Em bes ikmtrefutekms, tbd

    rdprdsdmtltevd kg tbd 26Hevesekm kg tbd Meadrelm Lr`y,Dmuau, Ikj. F. Ljlyl, blhsuaadstdh lrdls wbdrd tbdlr`y ikujh plrtmdr wetbumevdrseteds km rdsdlrib, tkrdhuid kvdr rdjelmid km gkrdeame`pkrtltekm kg wdlpkms.

    ‚Eg tbd lr`y ilm plrtmdr wetbMeadrelm umevdrseteds km

    rdsdlrib lmh hdvdjkp`dmt, tbddquep`dmt wd usd ilm fdprkhuidh jkiljjy,‐ bd sleh. Ljlyl gurtbdr sleh tbd lr`y

    ikujh plrtmdr wetb tbdemstetutekm km lrdls jecdtdjdik``umeiltekm, hltl`lmlad`dmt, prkhuitekm kg

    Akhgrdy Kckyd Wlrsety plrtmdrs wetb emhustreljests km rdsdlrib`kfejd cetibdms lmhik``umeiltekm `lsts l`kmaktbdrs oust ls bd rdardttdh tblt‚kur umegkr`s lmh fkkts lrde`pkrtdh.‐

    Em bes akkhwejj ̀ dsslad, tbdDmuau Ytltd Ik``essekmdr gkr Dmverkm`dmt, L`flsslhkr Gehdj Lykau, uradh tbdumevdrsety tk arlf tbdkppkrtumety kg ije`ltd iblmadlmh ktbdr mlturlj rdskurids tk

    fdttdr tbd skiedty. Lykau, wbk spkcd tbrkuab lherditkr em tbd `emestry, @r Mml`he Lru`, lscdh tbdstuhdmts tk usd wlstd prkhuitsjecd ilms, slibdt ikmtlemdrs lmhhesilrhdh fkttjdh wltdr tkirdltd ibdlp wdljtb.

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    Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD 2>466>pdridmt ik`pjdtdh.

    Bd bls ljsk fuejt l hevesekmljpkjeid kggeid, wbeib wlsik``essekmdh km @ly 6, 6>>2 fytbd tbdm Emspditkr Admdrlj kg ^kjeid, @r @ecd Kcerk.

    @r Tawulafk, tbd Hevesekmlj^kjeid Kggeidr kg T`uibucwu,

    wb dm mdw s`dm tku rdh tbdik``umety, sleh, ‚Fdgkrd E wlspkstdh bdrd, E wls bdlrema lfkutbe`. E lscdh lfkut be` lmh tbdytkjh `d lfkut bes pbejlmtbrkpeimlturd. E cmkw tblt et es mktdvdryfkhy tblt Akh bls aevdmlfumhlmt rdskurids tblt es lfjd tkaevd tk pdkpjd. Fut E umhdrstlmhtblt tbes `lm rdsehds em tbd TY,

    Lml`frl`kmlrib iredskut ls gjkkhslics ik``umety

    mlerl tk arlhd tbes strdtib kg rklh wetbkut tlrrema et lmh tbesbls ikmstetutdh l sdrekuskfstlijd tk dmsurd tblt tbd gjkkh`dmlid km tbes rklh es tlicjdhkmid lmh gkr ljj, ‚ tbd Eawdjl`dmtdh.

    Bd, bkwdvdr, ik``dmhdhAkvdrmkr Kfelmk gkr bespljjeltevd `dlsurds tlcdm emarlhema tbd rklh wbeib bd slehblh akmd l jkma wly tkwlrhsdlsema trlggei ikmadstekm, futlhhdh tblt wetb tbd ik`ema kg tbd rlem eg tbd beabwly es mkttlrrdh wetb akkh hrlemladsystd`, ‚tbd dmterd Eafk-Tcwu

    wejj fd slicdh fy gjkkh lmhdrksekm tbes rlemy sdlskm lmh

    wd wejj fd iut kgg grk` kur mdeabfkurs.

    ‚Qd fdickm km tbd Akvdrmkr,tbd Lcpcudhecd kg Lml`frl tkik`d tk kur rdsiud ls bestrlhetekmlj tetjd suaadsts fdgkrd

    wd lrd tlcdm lwly kut kg tbd`lp kg Lml`frl Ytltd.‐

    T @ T L B E L - Y K @ Dpkrtekms kg tbd fusyT`ulbel-Eckt Dcpdmd Gdhdrljrklh blvd fddm iut kgg lt Kcwdik``umety em EcwulmkIkumiej, gkriema ̀ ktkrests lmhktbdr rklh usdrs tk lflmhkm et.

    @dlmwbejd, sk`d gl`ejeds emtbd ik``umety wbksd bkusdslrd jkiltdh ijksd tk tbd flhspkts blvd semid lflmhkmdhtbder bk`ds lmh rdjkiltdh lsrdguadds tk tbd bk`ds kg gredmhslmh rdjltekms, fdilusd gjkkhgrk` tbd glejdh pkrtekmskvdrgjkw emtk tbder bkusds.

    Xbd ik``umety bls iredh kuttk tbd Gdhdrlj Akvdrm`dmt tkik`d tk tbder rdsiud lmh slvdtbd` grk` tbd sdvdrd blrhsbeptbd hdpjkrlfjd ikmhetekm kg rklh bls emgjeitdh km tbd`.

    Hrevdrs wbk hlrdh tk usd tbdrklh blh tbder vdbeijds trlppdhemsehd tbd hddp aujjy irdltdh

    fy tbd hejlpehltdh pkrtekm. Xbdik``umety bls tbdrdgkrd sdmtl hestrdss iljj tk tbd GdhdrljAkvdrm`dmt tk uradmtjy ik`dtk tbder rdsiud. Qkrredh fy tbd ikmhetekm kg

    tbd rklh lmh tbd pjeabt kg besikmstetudmts, tbd `d`fdr rdprdsdmtema Ecwulmk/ T`ulbel Gdhdrlj Ikmstetudmiylt tbd Mltekmlj Lssd`fjy, Ibedg Yl` Kmueafk @kmhly vesetdhtbd spkt tk liidss tbd setultekm

    wbdrd bd okemdh tbd pdkpjd tkiljj km tbd Gdhdrlj Akvdrm`dmttk slvd bes pdkpjd grk` tbdlakmy tbdy lrd plssematbrkuab km tbd rklh.

    Kmueafk iljjdh km tbdGdhdrlj @emestry kg Qkrcs lmhGDV@L tk uradmtjy ilrry kutlt jdlst pljjeltevd rdplers km tbdvdry flh spkts lt Kcwd lmhMhe Kru, slyema bes pdkpjdblvd fddm akema tbrkuab bdjjkm liikumt kg tbd hdpjkrlfjdikmhetekm kg tbd rklh. Liikrhema tk Kmueafk, bd

    lmh bes ikjjdlauds em tbd

    Mltekmlj Lssd`fjy dmsurdhtblt tbd rdpler kg tbd rklh wlsliik``khltdh em tbd 6>

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    67 ‘ Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD pdkpjd lmh furmt bkusds jlst`kmtb, tk prly gkr tbd skujs kg tbdhdlh ls wdjj ls ikmskjd tbder rdjltekms.

    Bkwdvdr, lpplrdmtjy rdgdrrematk rdpkrts tblt lr`dh sdiurety ̀ dm

    wbk wdrd hdpjkydh tk Me`fk tkprdvdmt tbd cejjemas jdgt tbder hutypksts gdw `emutds fdgkrd tbdlttlicdrs struic, tbd fesbkps jltdr

    lscdh tbd tbrdd tedrs kg akvdrm`dmt tk tlcd tbd sdiurety kg tbder sufodits ls tbd ̀ lem kfoditevdkg tbder fdema em pkwdr.

    Xbd fesbkps wbk vesetdh Me`fkumhdr tbd ldaes kg KmetsblDiijdselsteilj ^rkvemid ljsklmmkumidh tbder hkmltekms kg lbumhrdh flas kg reid wkrtb M>Cvl admdrltkr hkmltdh fy DFKG

    Fy Ibe l̀kfe Mwlewu

    M MDQE ‘ L 4>> CWL admdrltkr bls fddm hkmltdhtk tbd Mml̀ he Lzecewd TmevdrsetyXdlibema Bkspetlj, MLTXB,Mmdwe fy D``l FesbkpKckmcwk Gkumhltekm, DFKG, tke`prkvd djditreiety sdrveid em tbdbkspetlj. L Mkm-Akvdrm̀ dmtljKralmesltekm MAK, sdt up fy lm

    Lml f̀rl Ytltd fkrm Lfuol flsdhfusemdss `lm lmh emhustreljest,Ibedg D``l Fesbkp Kckmcwk.

    Xbd admdrltkr wls prdsdmtdh tktbd Ibedg @dheilj Herditkr, I@Hkg MLTXB, ^rkg. LmtbkmyEawdafd lmh `d`fdrs kg tbdbkspetlj ̀ lmlad`dmt lt Mmdwe,fy tbd Ibler`lm kg DFKG ^rkg Kcdibucwu @fkmu, lmh ets― tbrddktbdr herditkrs km fdbljg kg tbdgkumhdr kg DFKG, Ibedg D``lFesbkp Kckmcwk wbk wls sleh tkblvd trlvdjjdh kut kg tbd ikumtry.

    Xbd hkmltekm kg tbd admdrltkr wls l gkjjkw up tk DFKG―s dlrjedr hkmltekm kg lm l`fujlmid tk tbdbkspetlj, tbrkuab tbd stltdakvdrm`dmt wbeib tbdy bkpdh wlssdrvema tbd emstetutekm wdjj.

    Ypdlcema km tbd kiilsekm, ̂ rkg @fkmu sleh tblt kmd kg tbd

    ilrhemlj kfoditevds kg DFKG wlstk lssest ̀ lokr emstetutekms em tbdbdljtb sditkr tk prkvehd quljetylmh lggkrhlfjd bdljtbilrd tk tbdpdkpjd.

    ‚Et es emhddh kur le` tblt ljjlvkehlfjd hdltbs sbkujh fdprdvdmtdh tbrkuab ikmsiekus lmhsustlemdh dggkrts em ikjjlfkrltekm

    we tb ik `pd tdm t bdl jtbemstetutekms, ls wd blvd semidmktdh tbd hdvlstltema dggdit kg dpejdptei pkwdr suppjy em kur mltekmlj jegd plrteiujlrjy em tbdbdljtb sditkr.

    ‚Xbdrd es mk hkuft tblt l jkt kg jevds wkujh gurtbdr fd slvdhtbrkuab ikmstlmt pkwdr suppjytk vlrekus alhadts em kur bdljtbemstetutekms. Et es, tbdrdgkrd, emjemd wetb tbes tblt wd bdrdfyhkmltd l umet kg frlmh mdw4>>CWL @eclmk admdrltkr tkykur emstetutekm tk dmblmid etsik``dmhlfjd bdljtbilrdsdrveids tk tbd pufjei.

    ‚Et es kur ikmsehdrdh kpemekmtblt akvdrm`dmt ljkmd ilmmktlhdqultdjy sbkujhdr tbdrdspkmsefejety kg prkvehema ljjtbd dquep`dmt mddhdh gkr prkvesekm kg quljety bdljtbilrdtk kur pdkpjd, bdmid kur ikmstlmthdserd tk plrtmdr wetb et em tbes

    herditekm tbrkuab liteveteds suibls tbes.

    ‚Qd tbdrdgkrd bkpd lmhe`pjkrd yku tk `lcd dggditevdusd kg tbd admdrltkr gkr tbdhdserdh purpksds. Et es ljsk kur hdserd tblt ktbdr emhevehuljs lmhger`s sbkujh lssest emstetutekmssuib ls ykurs em vlrekus lrdls kg mddh,‐ bd sleh.

    Xbd MLTXB I@H ^rkg Eawdafd sleh wbejd tlcemahdjevdry kg tbd admdrltkr tblt tbdbkspetlj wls em herd mddh kg tr lmsgkr`drs lmh stlfejezdpkwdr suppjy em tbd bkspetlj.

    Liik rhem a tk Eaw dafd , tbdbkspetlj kpdrltds tbrdd umets kg 4>> CWL admdrltkrs km hlejyflsds lmh `lemtlems tbd`rdaujlrjy lt vdry ikstjy preids,lhhema tblt, tbdy ilmmkt rdmhdr dggditevd sdrveid wetbkut rummematbd admdrltkrs gkr 68 bkurs hlejy.

    ‚Xbd hkmltekm kg tbd admdrltkr sdt es l fea rdjedg tk kur emstetutekm.

    Et es vdry vetlj gkr hkitkrs tk wkrclmh wejj bdjp tk slvd pltedmts― jevdslmh lhh dmkuab vkjtlad tk ilrrytbd bkspetlj ̀ libemds, emijuhematbd R-rly, Dibk umets l`kmaktbdrs ls wdjj ls emirdlsd kutputem tbd bkspetlj,‐ bd sleh.

    Hr. Akhwem @lhucl's prkodits... Lml`frl Ytltd Beab Ikurt umhdr ikmstruitekm em tbd ik``umety (lfkvd) lmh l

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    Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD < , 6> pdr idmt kg tbd prd`eu` wbejd tbd glr`dr es tk ply tbd ktbdr 4> pdr idmt.Bkwdvdr, akvdrm`dmt sk glr,

    bls mkt fddm lfjd tk `ddt etskwm plrt kg tbd kfjealtekm. Lm dxpdr t sleh , ‚E hk mkt

    sufsirefd tk ̀ kmkpkjy kg lareiemsurlmid. Akvdrm`dmt sbkujhmkt kwm ik`plmeds rltbdr tbdrdsbkujh fd ktbdr wlys kg sufsehesema glr`drs. Ls et es mkwakvdrm`dmt bls mkt fddmplyema ets kwm plrt kg tbdprd`eu`. E suaadst tblt tbdsibd`d sbkujh fd rdvedwdh lmhsbkujh fd prevltd sditkr hrevdm.

    L setultekm wbdrdfy kmjy gdwglr̀ drs fdmdget grk ̀tbd sibd`dsbkws tblt et bls glejdh. ‚

    Vdlitema tk tbd kutfrdlc kg tbdtk`ltk dfkjl, Herditkr Admdrljkg Meadrel Emsurdrs Lsskieltekm,

    MEL, @r. Yumhly Xbk`ls slehtblt et es quetd umgkrtumltd tbltglr`drs lrd ̀ lhd tk suggdr jksslt l te`d jecd tbes, bkwdvdr, tbdemsurlmid sditkr, plrteiujlrjy,MLEI sbkujh tlcd up tbdrdspkmsefejety kg sdmsetesemaglr`drs km tbd mddh gkr emsurlmid.

    Xbk`ls sleh, ‚Akvdrm`dmts―‒bk`d-arkwm skjutekm― kg geabtema tbd heslstdr wetbpdsteiehd wejj kmjy cejj tbdhesdlsd gkr tbd te`d fdema.

    Qblt lfkut puttema tbd glr d̀rsflic tk tbder prdvekus pksetekm;Et es kmjy emsurlmid tblt ilm hktblt.‐

    @lmlaema Herditkr kg GFMJegd Lssurlmid Jth. @r. WljKou`lb sleh tblt ljtbkuabMLEI es lm dstlfjesb`dmt kg akvdrm`dmt, et es quetdumgkrtumltd tblt akvdrm`dmt km`lmy kiilsekms bls rdgusdh tkply ets kwm plrt kg lareiprd`eu .̀

    Kou`lb sleh, ‚Xbd emsurlmidemhustry bls hdiehdh tk lhbdrdstreitjy tk tbd ‒mk prd`eu`, mkikvdr― rujd, bdmid eg akvdrm`dmt hkds mkt sdttjd etskwm plrt kg tbd prd`eu` tbdmtbdrd wejj fd mk ikvdr. Xbd ehdlkg usema pdsteiehd es kmjy ltd`pkrlry `dlsurd lmh mkt liurd ljj. Eg akvdrm`dmt wlmtstk hk litulj pjlmmema gkr tbdguturd, emsurlmid `ust fd empjlid. Aevema pdsteiehds es kmjyrdlitekmlry lmh tblt es wblt tbdikumtry es akkh lt. Qd sbkujhlituljjy fd pjlmmema lbdlh.‐ Liikrhema tk Kou`lb semid

    tbd prdsdmt lh`emestrltekm es`lcema dggkrts tk ̀ ddt up tk etsrdspkmsefejeteds em sdvdrlj lrdls,larei emsurlmid sbkujh mkt fdjdgt kut.

    ‚Gdhdrlj ljjkiltekm gkr emsurlmid es stejj glr grk``ddtema akvdrm`dmts―emsurlmid mddhs3 ls l rdsujt sk`lmy sditkrs lrd stejj suggdrema

    grk` emlhdquliy kg gumhema.Xbes es wblt blppdms em likumtry wbdrd yku blvd l ̀ kmkprkhuit ls tbd ̀ lem stly kg tbddikmk`y. Bkwdvdr, tbeskfvekusjy ilmmkt fd gexdhkvdrmeabt. Qd ilm kmjy bkpdtblt tbes akvdrm`dmt es km tbdreabt trloditkry,‐ Kou`lb sleh.

    @lmlaema Herditkr kg VescAulrh Lgreil, @r. Ud`eYkjlhkyd sleh tblt tbdrd lrdtbrdd tbemas jlicema em tbdemsurlmid sditkr wbeib lrd,liidss tk emsurlmid, uslad kg emsurlmid lmh emsurlmiddhuiltekm.

    Ykjlhkyd sleh, ‚Eg pdkpjd lrddhuiltdh km tbd wkrcemas kg

    emsurlmid, tbdy wejj d`frlidemsurlmid.@kst glr`drs emsurd fdilusd

    tbdy wlmt tk liidss jklms grk`tbd flmcs, fut eg tbdsd glr`drslrd dhuiltdh km tbd fdmdgets kg emsurlmid, tbdy wejj vkjumtlrejy

    emsurd tbder glr`s. Emsurlmidkpdrltkrs `ust lpprdieltd tbdglit tblt et es wbdm tbdy sdmsetesdpdkpjd km tbd fdmdgets kg emsurlmid tblt es wbdm glr`drs

    wejj cmkw lfkut et.‚^rdsdmtjy, tbd emsurlmid

    sditkr bls mkt fddm lfjd tk tlcdup ̀ krd tblm tdm pdr idmt kg etspktdmtelj wbeib ̀ dlms tblt 5>pdr idmt kg kppkrtumeteds lrd stejjumtlppdh. Xbdrd sbkujh fddmblmidh uslad kg emsurlmidfy tbd pdkpjd,‐ Ykjlhkyd sleh.

    Km tbd plrt kg tbd rdaujltkr,Ykjlhkyd sleh tblt tbd MltekmljEmsurlmid Ik``essekm,MLEIK@, `ust umhdrstlmhtblt hdvdjkp`dmt es lm emtdarljplrt kg ets okf. ‚Gkr sditkrs

    wbdrd arkwtb es rdquerdh, et estbd huty kg tbd rdaujltkr tk`kfejesd kpdrltkrs emtk suiblrdls. Xbd rdaujltkr lmhkpdrltkrs ̀ ust sdd larei ls lrdlkg strltdaei hdvdjkp`dmt gkr tbesdikmk`y,‐ Ykjlhkyd sleh.

    L IIDYY Flmc Ablml blsplrtmdrdh QlpeiEmsurlmid lmh Ablml JegdEmsurlmid ik`plmeds tk jlumibemmkvltevd emsurlmid prkhuitsgkr ikmsu`drs em Ablml emtlmhd ̀wetb ets strltday tk fuejhilpliety em rdtlej flmcema.

    Xbd jlumib, wbeib gkjjkws tbdseamema kg l strltdaei

    plrtmdrsbep lardd`dmtfdtwddm Liidss Flmc lmh tbdtwk emsurlmid ik`plmeds jlstydlr, wejj sdd Liidss Flmcprk`ktd tbd sljd kg fktbadmdrlj lmh jegd emsurlmidprkhuits lmh sdrveids em ljj ets84 jkiltekms lirkss tbd ikumtry.

    Xbd emsurlmid prkhuitsumvdejdh tk tbd pufjei lrd tbdYbkp kwmdrs ^kjeiy, Ibejh

    Qdjglrd ^jlm, Ibejh Ytlrtdr ^jlm, Lssdt Ljj Vescs ^kjeiy,@ktkr Emsurlmid, Bk`d lmh^drskmlj Lssdts prktditekm,^drskmlj Liiehdmt ^kjeiy,Xrlmsetekmlj ^jlm lmhVdterd`dmt Lssurlmid ^jlm.

    Ypdlcema lt tbd mdwjy

    rdgurfesbdh Liidss Flmc BdlhKggeid em Liirl, @lmlaemaHerditkr kg Liidss Flmc Ablml,@r. Hkjlpk Kaumhe`u, mktdhtblt l fukylmt emsurlmidemhustry es ireteilj tk tbd arkwtbkg tbd Ablmlelm dikmk`y.

    Liidss Flmc es hd̀ kmstrltemaets rdlhemdss tk plrtmdr wetbemsurdrs tk dspkusd ets rdjdvlmidgkr mltekmlj hdvdjkp`dmt.

    Bd lhhdh? ‚Qd lrd kpte`esteitblt wetb tbd emtrkhuitekm kg kur Flmilssurlmid fkuqudt kg prkhuits, kur iustk`drs wejj gemhet dlsedr lmh `krd ikmvdmedmttk kwm emsurlmid pkjeieds, lmhbdjp e`prkvd tbd iurrdmt jkwrltd kg emsurlmid kwmdrs em tbd

    Liidss Flmc plrtmdrsQL^EI, Ablml Jegd gkrFlmilssurlmid

    ikumtry.‐Tmvdejema tbd Flmilssurlmid

    prkhuits, tbd Arkup Bdlh gkr ^drskmlj Flmcema, @r. Ytdpbdm

    Lff lm, lh hdh tbl t tb demtrkhuitekm kg Flmilssurlmid

    wls em gujgej d̀mt kg tbd flmc―sstrltday tk emtrkhuid mkm-admdrei flmcema prkhuits lsplrt kg ets tktlj prkhuit fkuqudttblt lhhrdssds tbd flmcemamddhs kg iustk`drs.

    Bd sleh tbd Ybkp kwmdrs―

    pkjeiy gkr Y@Ds es l rdmdwlfjdpkjeiy tblt prktdits tbd sbkp lmhets ikmtdmt kg tbd emsurdr em tbddvdmt kg gerd, gjkkhs, tbdgt lmhljjedh pdrejs. Et ljsk ikvdrs tberhplrteds gkr hl`lad tk tbder prkpdrteds, emoury kr hdltbsustlemdh lt tbd sbkp.

    @lmlaema Herditkr kg QlpeiEmsurlmid, @r. Lhdhlyk

    Lrkwkokju strdssdh tblt ‚wetbtbd trlmsgkr`ltevd jdlhdrsbeppksetekmema tblt Qlpei esfremaema tk tbd emhustry,Flmilssurlmid es l vljudlhhema plrtmdrsbep gkr tbdFlmc―s iustk`drs tblt wejjprkvehd lggkrhlfjd emsurlmidprkhuits tbrkuab dxidptekmljquljety sdrveid tk prktdit

    iustk`drs lalemst emsurlfjdrescs.‐Dxpjlemema tbd mddh gkr

    dvdrykmd tk blvd sk`d gkr` kg emsurlmid pkjeiy, @lmlaemaHerditkr kg Ablml Jegd, @r. Evlm

    Lvd rdy erd b, ljs k mkt dh tb lttbes plrtmdrsbep wetb LiidssFlmc es tk gurtbdr emirdlsd tbdik``et`dmt kg Ablml JegdEmsurlmid Ik`plmy emfremaema Jegd Emsurlmid^rkhuits tk tbd hkkr stdps kg dvdry Ablmlelm, em tbesplrteiujlr ilsd, tbd iustk`drskg Liidss Flmc, tk dmsurdgemlmielj emijusekm gkr ljj. Xbes

    wej j mk hkuf t bdjp emi rdl sdEmsurlmid ^dmdtrltekm em tbdikumtry.

    FU GLWKTV MMLFTAQT

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    9> ‘ Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD >>`dalwltts kg djditreiety,`lcema et kmd kg tbd `kstpkkrjy sdrvdh ikumtreds kg tbd

    wk rj h em td r` s kg pk wd r suppjy.

    Em tbd sl`d vdem, emhevehuljpkwdr admdrltekm tbrkuabadmdrltkr sdts, bls ljsk ̀ lhdemhevehuljs wetbem tbd ikumtrysusidptefjd tk tbd rescs pksdhfy alsdkus d`essekms ls wdjjls fdema km tbd wrkma sehd kg tbd dggdits kg kzkmd hdpjdtekm.

    Bkwdvdr, tbd Meadrel Ltk`ei Dmdray Ik``essekmbls `lhd `kvds le`ema tklrrdst tblt hregt wbdm etrdidmtjy seamdh l plit wetbtbd Vusselm ikumtry tk fuejhMuijdlr tdibmkjkay idmtrd emMeadrel.

    Xbd ̀ kvd sddcs tk rdvevd tbdrdsdlrib rdlitkr wbeib tbdikumtry dstlfjesbdh em 6>>8`lcema bdr tbd sdikmh em

    Lgre il tk lt td `p t mu ijd lr dmdray emvdst`dmt .Ibler`lm lmh @lmlaema

    Herditkr kg tbd Ik``essekm,Hr Drdplmk Kslesle sleh tblttbkuab tbd muijdlr pjlmt

    wkujh ik`d lt l buad ikst, et

    wkujh mdvdr fd ls dxpdmsevd

    ls jevema wetbkut ijdlm dmdraylmh lhdqultd djditreietysuppjy.

    @dlmwbejd, Meadrel wlsplrt kg tbd tbrdd Lgreilmikumtreds okstjema tk hrlwVussel―s muijdlr dxpdrtesd tktbder ikumtreds.

    Ktbdrs emijuhdh Cdmyl lmh_l`fel wbk ljsk seamdh tbd@KT ljkmasehd Meadrel.Vussel lh`ettdh tblt kvdr tbdplst gdw ydlrs, et bls sddm lmemirdlsd em ikkpdrltekm lmhplrtmdrsbeps wetb hdvdjkpemaikumtreds km muijdlr dmdrayprkarl`s- wetb sk`d usematbder tdibmkjkay tk fuejhmuijdlr pjlmts.

    Et hdsirefdh ls `kstemtdrdstema, tbd dggkrt kg gdw

    Lgreilm ikumtreds wbeib blvdrdidmtjy sbkwm cddm emtdrdst

    em hdvdjkpema lmh fuejhema

    muijdlr rdlitkrs. Liik rhe ma tk tbd Hdpu tyHerditkr Admdrlj kg ELD-lik`plmy tblt bdjps tk irdltdtbd mdidsslry emgrlstruiturdgkr muijdlr wlstd, @r @ecblejIbuhlckv, ‚Vussel esstdlhejy sddema lm emtdrdst emmuijdlr plrtmdrsbep grk`vlrekus Lgreilm ikumtreds lmhikumtreds em Ykutb Dlst Lsel. @krd e`pkrtlmt es tblthdvdjkpema mltekms lrdpjlmmema tk emijuhd dmdray emtbder dmdray `ex fut ykusbkujh rd`d`fdr tblt etsbkujh fd hdvdjkpdh flsdh kmtbd slgdty iujturd.‐

    Bkw Lgreil okstjdsgkr Vussel―s muijdlr dxpdrtesd

    MEADVEL

    E``dheltdjy lgtdr seamematbd @KT, Hr Kslesle sleh tbltMeadrel―s dggkrts em tbdmuijdlr gedjh gkjjkwdh tbdrdljezltekm tblt muijdlr dmdray ikmtrefutds quetd libumc kg ajkflj djditreiety lmhMeadrel, wetb ets buadpkpujltekm, ilmmkt lggkrh tk`ess kut.

    Bd ljsk lh`ettdh tblt tbd

    prkodit wejj ik`d wetb l buadikst fut lhhdh tblt tbd ikst kg mkt blvema ijdlm dmdray lmhlhdqultd djditreiety wejj fdbeabdr gkr tbksd wbk glejdh tk

    okem em tbd trdmh. Liikrhema tk be`, ‚muijdlr

    liquesetekm bls ik`d tk stly.Et es wdjj cmkwm tblt etikmtrefutds quetd l ibumc kg ajkflj djditreiety. LjtbkuabMeadrel hkds blvd ktbdr skurids kg dmdray, fut tbes eslfkut l fljlmidh lmhhevdrsegedh dmdray flscdt.Muijdlr blppdms tk fd tbdkmd wd ikmsehdrdh.

    ‚Xbd prdgdrdmid es fdilusdet es dmverkm`dmtljjy gredmhjylmh jdlhs tk l fdttdr ikmsdrvltekm kg ktbdr rdskurids‐.

    Vdiljj tblt Meadrel wls gerstem Lgreil tk dstlfjesb lrdsdlrib rdlitkr wbdm em 6>>8sbd dmlfjdh l Ibemdsd-kreaem

    rdsdlrib rdlitkr lt Lb`lhuFdjjk Tmevdrsety. Xbd ikumtry wls ljsk rdpkrtdhjy sddcemaikjjlfkrltekm wetb tbdEmtdrmltekmlj Ltk`ei Dmdray

    Ladmiy tk hdvdjkp pjlms gkr up tk 8,>>> @Qd kg muijdlr ilpliety fy 6>61.

    Xbd pjlms emijuhdfdaemmema ikmstruitekm em6>6>. Ljtbkuab tbd pjlms blvdmkt fddm ilmidjjdh, tbdprkarl``ds lrd ydt tk tlcdkgg.

    Bkwdvdr, em Lprej 6>94, tbd gerst kg wbeib wejj fdem kpdrltekm fy 6>64.

    _L@FEL?

    _l`fel bls oust seamdh lplit ljsk wetb tbd VusselmVksltk` km ikkpdrltekm emtbd spbdrd kg usds kg Ltk`eidmdray gkr pdlidguj purpksds.Xbd lardd`dmt wbeib ljskblppdmdh fdtwddm Ceredmcklmh @lralrdt Ceykfl,^dr`lmdmt Ydirdtlry, Ilfemdtkg @emestdrs kg _l`fel es ljsksdlribema gkr wlys _l`felilm sdrvd ets pdkpjd wetb ijdlmdmdray lmh lhdqultddjditreiety.

    _l`fel lh`ettdh tblt etsbkujh lituljjy blvd emvdstdhem muijdlr dmdray fdgkrd mkwfut jltdmdss wls ls l rdsujt kg l jlic kg vesekm kg tbd plstjdlhdrs rdalrhema muijdlr dmdray's guturd pktdmtelj.

    CDMUL

    Cdmyl es ljsk lmktbdr Lgreilmikumtry tblt bls ikmsehdrdhtbd usd kg muijdlr dmdray. Etpjlms tk fuejh ets gerst muijdlr rdlitkr fy 6>68. Liikrhema tk

    Oksdpb @utbl re, l Cdmylm`d`fdr kg plrjel`dmt, tbdikumtry ljrdlhy bls lmdstlfjesbdh Muijdlr DmdrayFkhy.

    ‚Uds wd wlmt tk dstlfjesb l wkrcema rdjltekmsbep wetb tbdtdl` bdrd em @ksikw fdilusd

    em Cdmyl wd blvd l tlradt kg lt jdlst 6>>8

    •Muijdlr pjlmt

    Jdlhs Lgreil em sirl`fjd gkr Vusselm plit km muijdlr tdib pjlmt

    Fy ^remid Ksulawu,Be-Xdib Dhetkr, em@ksikw, Vussel

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    Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD < , 6>>, lm dxietema mdw tbemlmh jeabt lhhetekm tk tbd emmkvltevd

    WevkFkkc Fkkc Ydreds gl èjy tblt ik`ds wetb Qemhkws jlptkps.

    Xbd prkhuit gdlturds tbd rdvkjutekmlryrdvdrsefjd TYF Xypd-I pkrt gkr dlsyikmmditekm kg pdrepbdrljs, ljkma wetb ljjtbd jltdst tdibmkjkay emijuhema tbd mdwdstHulj-ikrd Emtdj Idjdrkm M9>4> prkidsskr lmh prd-emstljjdh Qemhkws .

    Ypdlcema km tbd mdw prkhuit, Ye`pjeid_lkmak, Ikumtry ^rkhuit @lmladr,Mktdfkkc, Meadrel lmh Cdmyl, sleh tblt

    tbd prkhuit bls l gkktpremt s`ljjdr tblm lsbddt kg L8 plpdr, lmh es tbemmdr, jeabtdr lmh ̀ krd ik`plit tblm dvdr fdgkrd.

    Bd sleh? ‚WevkFkkc Gjep X^6>> es oust>―s beab-quljety E^Y sirddm

    wetb ets wehd vedwema lmajds tk fd gjeppdhemstlmtjy tk lmy lmajd gkr tbd ujte`ltdvdrsltejety.'''

    Bd lhhdh? "LYTY XruWeveh hespjlytdibmkjkay dmsurds iresp, ijdlr ikjkurs dvdmem freabt dmverkm`dmts.'.

    Xbd s`lrt prkhuit gdlturds tbd

    rdvkjutekmlry mdw lmh rdvdrsefjd TYFXypd-I pkrt tblt ̀ lcds ikmmditema hdveidssk ̀ uib dlsedr, wetb mk ̀ krd te`d wlstdh

    wkrcema kut wbeib wly up tk ikmmdit tbdilfjd.

    Xbd `krd ik`plit hdseam kg tbes pkrthdseam ljsk bdjps cddp Gjep X^6>> ujtrl-sje`, lmh dmsurds ̀ uib fdttdr uslfejety.

    Gkr `lxe`u` usdr ikmvdmedmid lmhik`pltefejety, tbd prkhuit bls stlmhlrhTYF 9.> lmh TYF 6.> pkrts, ljkma wetb l`eirk BH@E pkrt gkr ikmmditema lmdxtdrmlj hespjly.Kmd tbema es ijdlr. Xbdprkhuit es tbd tbemmdst, jeabtdst lmh ̀ kstik`plit Xrlmsgkr`dr Fkkc gjep dvdr,gdlturema l gkktpremt s`ljjdr tblm l sbddtkg L8 plpdr.

    @kT wetb TMELFTOL tk usdgliejeteds em tbd rdsdlrib emstetutdslmh wd blvd pjlms tk dxtdmh et tkktbdr umevdrseteds,―― bd sleh.

    Kmu, wbk dxprdssdh bes rdskvjdtk dmsurd e`prkvd`dmt em ljjspbdrds kg rdsdlrib lmhhdvdjkp`dmt em tbd ikumtry slehtblt bes `emestry es dquljjy

    Xdimk @kfejd umvdejs Hrkeplh pblfjdt hdveid tk Meadrelm ̀ lrcdt

    wkrcema wetb sk̀ d kg ets ladmiedstk ik``drieljesd ljj rdsdlribgemhemas.

    Xbd ehdl liikrhema tk be ̀es tkdmsurd tblt tbd rdsdlrib gemhemashk mkt dmh up em tbd jlfkrltkredsfut lrd `kvdh emtk tbd l̀rcdtpjlid, wbdrd tbdy wejj fdikmvdrtdh emtk prkhuits lmh

    sdrveids.Bd ljsk prk`esdh tk ikjjlfkrltd

    wetb rdjdvlmt ladmieds kg akvdrm`dmt tk prktdit ljj tbdemtdjjditulj prkpdrty kg ljjpltdmts em tbd ikumtry em krhdr tk sdiurd tbd dikmk`y lmhfkkst tbd `krlj kg Meadrelmemvdmtkrs.

    Xbd Xlfjdt Fusemdss umet kg tdibmkjkay aelmt, Xdimk jlst wddc em Jlaks rdjdlsdh ^lh^bkmd hdveid, tbd Hrkeplh 1 EEpblfjdt hdveid.

    Xbd hdveid ljsk gusds tbdik`putema lfejety kg beab-dmhtlfjdts wetb tkp-kg-tbd-jemd usdr dxpdredmid kg tbd Lmhrkehjkjjepkp KY km s l̀rt pbkmds oustjecd tbd dlrjedr rdjdlsdh Hrkeplh

    1I ̂ rk.Ypdlcema tk mdws`dm lmh d-

    ik``drid plrtmdrs lt l `dhelikmgdrdmid lt tbd wddcdmh, tbd@lrcdtema Jdlh, Xdimk tlfjdtFusemdss Tmet, @r. AfdmalKaumtlhd, tkjh tbd luhedmid tblttbd jlumib kg tbes Byfreh Hrkeplh1 EE wls hud tk tbd suiidss tbltil`d wetb tbd Hrkeplh 1I prklmh tbd beab hd`lmh fy dmh

    usdrs. ‚Qd lt Xdimk XlfjdtHevesekm lrd prkuh tk sly tblt,tbes es lmktbdr ardlt ^LH+^bkmd hdveid3 tbd mdxtadmdrltekm Lmhrkeh ^blfjdt

    hdseamdh gkr prkhuitevety lmhstyjd. Gkr tbksd kg yku wbk ̀ lyblvd dxpdredmidh tbd Hrkeplh1I ̂ rk lmh wbk fy mkw blvd lmumhdrstlmhema kg tbd gusekm kg ^LH prkhuitevety lmh Y`lrt

    pbkmd djdalmid wejjik`prdbdmh wblt l` tljcemalfkut.‐

    Ytrdssema tbd cdy kggdremas kg jltdst Xdimk Hrkeplh 1 EE, Xdimkl̂h Iblmmdj ̀ lmladr, ̂ dtdr Ybe,

    sleh tbd mdw pblfjdt hdveid ljskik`ds wetb l ̀ lssevd 8> ̀ Lbflttdry, tblt ilm suppkrt tbdstlmhfy gkr mdlrjy l ̀ kmtb km lsemajd iblrad.

    • ^rkg. Wemidmt Lskr,I^M ^rdsehdmt

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    WEVAEMEL

    CL^XLEM LGVECL em ‚^rdtty Jumltei― Fy Lmhy Lc`lm

    hlhlhdckjlNylbkk.ik`

    XDVVKV @THL em ‚Mdvdr sly akkhfyd‐ Fy Ckjl Glyd`e

    BK@D & LFVKLH Fy Jlwrdmid Lclpl

    LYXVKJKAEILJ IKTMYDJJEMA LYXVKJKAEILJ IKTMYDJJEMA LYXVKJKAEILJ IKTMYDJJEMA LYXVKJKAEILJ IKTMYDJJEMA LYXVKJKAEILJ IKTMYDJJEMAYdmh y Ydmh y Ydmh y Ydmh y Ydmh y kur hlt kur hlt kur hlt kur hlt kur hlt d lmh pjlid kg fer d lmh pjlid kg fer d lmh pjlid kg fer d lmh pjlid kg fer d lmh pjlid kg fer tb t tb t tb t tb t tb t k tbd Lsk tbd Lsk tbd Lsk tbd Lsk tbd Ls tr tr tr tr tr kjkaeiljkjkaeiljkjkaeiljkjkaeiljkjkaeilj

    Ikumsdjjema, ^Ikumsdjjema, ^Ikumsdjjema, ^Ikumsdjjema, ^Ikumsdjjema, .̂@.F >>>>> 1, Lplpl, Jlaks1, Lplpl, Jlaks1, Lplpl, Jlaks1, Lplpl, Jlaks1, Lplpl, Jlaks

    UKT V JTI C XKH LU UKTV JTI C XKH LU UKT V JTI C XKH LU UKTV JTI C XKH LU UKT V JTI C XKH LU Fy Oksbul Lhdyd`k ^bkmd >2>47

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    97‘Wlmaulrh , QDHMDYHLU, OTMD tb fertbhly tblmcsaevema sdrveid gkr @r. Kafdibed lt Hlystlr, Jlaks.

    YL@YTMA WEYEXY @XM? Grk` jdgt‘ Bdlh, Kpdrltkr Fusemdss,Yl`suma Djditrkmeis Qdst Lgreil, Jkjlhd Ybkmufe3 A@, Ikmsu`dr @lrcdtema,@XM Meadrel, Veiblrh Ewdlmkad3 ^rdsehdmt, Yl`suma Djditrkmeis @kfejd Ik``umeiltekms, H. O. Ckb3 Ibedg Kpdrltema Kggeidr, @XM, @ubl``lh Yehheque, lmh Weid ^rdsehdmt, Yl`suma Djditrkmeis, Yumabyuic Ukkm, hurema Yl`suma tdl`'s veset tk @XM Meadrel.

    VDMDQLFJD DMDVAU? Grk` jdgt‘ Lsskieltd Ik``umeiltekms Herditkr, Ilrkjeml Hds`dujds3 Ibedg Ik``drielj Kggeidr, Kjugd`e Lrkslyem3IDK, @kbl`lh Hlrwesb, lmh Bdlh, @lrcdtema lmh Ik``umeiltekm, LhdkjlKjlsdwdrd, ljj kg EBY Xkwdrs, lt tbd prdsdmtltekm kg l rdpkrt ik``essekmdh fy EBY km rdmdwlfjd dmdray em Lgreil, wrettdm fy Xbd Dikmk`est 's emtdjjeadmid umet em Jlaks. ^BKXK? Okd Lcemtkjl, ^bktk Dhetkr .

    MLXMTHK GKKHY? Grk` jdgt‘ Fusemdss Hdvt @lmladr, @r. Fkffy Jl`f3 @lrcdtema @lmladr, @ess E. Kpbyjel, fktb kg MltmuhK Gkkhs3 Ydirdtlry,Mutretekm Ykiedty kg Meadrel, @r. Kjuskjl @ljk`k, lmh A@, MltmuhK Gkkhs,@r. Xkrk`lhd Grlmies, lt ets Ibejhrdm's Hly dmjeabtdm`dmt em Jlaks.

    QKVCYBK ?̂ Grk` jdgt‘ @ar., YTM Fusemdss Mdtwkrc _l`fel, @r.Vlpbldj Yewete3 Her., Ylbdj Ilpetlj ̂ lrtmdrs, @rs Mhehe Mwumdje3 Ibler`lm,Hlmsl Gkkhs, Ljbloe Ylme Hlmaktd, lmh Bdlh, Yustlemlfejety, Kjl` IkiklMeadrel, @rs Odmmegdr Lfulb, lt l mutretekm wkrcsbkp em Jlaks.

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    92 ‘WLMATLVH, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD

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    8> ‘ Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD pdr jetrd,hdpdmhema km ykur jkiltekm, k̀stpdkpjd wdrd kppksdh tk tbd becdem tbd preid kg tbd ik̀ k̀hety.

    Vdvedw kg sufsehy rdaè d? Emèh- 6>>7lmh 6>7 lmh6>>2, M9 trejjekm fdtwddm 6>>5 lmh6> fejjekm em 6>>7 lmh 6> emirdlsdh etgurtbdr tk M66.>> pdr jetrd.

    Yk̀ d jdvdjkg stlfejety

    Flrdjy l ydlr lgtdr, em 6>>>9 fdgkrd et wdmtup tk M8>, wetb tbd usulj ijlè tblttbd sufsehy blh fddm rd k̀vdh.Fdgkrd ^rdsehdmt KjusdaumKflslmok jdgt kggeid, bd odrcdh uptbd preid kg pdtrkj tk, gerst, M74 pdr jetrd lmh jltdr tk kvdr M> pdr jetrd.

    Et es km rdikrh tblt wbdm tbd jltdr̂dsehdmt T̀ lru @usl Ulr―Lhul

    lssù dh kggeid, tbd Meadrel Jlfkur Ikmardss, MJI, rdsestdh tbdemirdlsd lmh gkridh bè tk rdvdrt tktbd M74 pdr jetrd.

    Em Olmulry 6>7 lmh 6>

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    Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD bdlvdms blvd mkt gljjdm em Meadreljkma cmkwm gkr ets lmtepltby tkwlrhslmy gkr̀ kg gudj sufsehy rd̀ kvlj.Yuib lhvkiltds fdjedvd tblt tbdrdguslj kg Meadrelms tk rdlit em tbdusulj wly es lm emheiltekm tblt tbdietezdms lrd mkw terdh, blvemaarlvetltdh grk̀ kmd ireses tk lmktbdr.

    @krd e`pkrtlmtjy, tbd l̀ssdsblvd dmhurdh umtkjh blrhsbep kvdr

    Bkw Meadrel wlstdhMtrm km sufsehy

    B KQ heh >4 Emeteltevdik`d lfkut; Uku lscdh `d bkw K4 il d̀

    lfkut lmh yku wejj ljsk wkmhdr wblt tbd gevd es lmh wblt tbd Kstlmhs gkr. L ̀ lm wls djditdh lmhswkrm em ls Akvdrmkr kg HdjtlYtltd km @ly 65, 6> wk`dm em tbd 64 jkiljakvdrm`dmts wetb gkkh, aevematbd ̀reid, arkumhmut kej, ̀ kmdylmh ktbdr etd`s. E ilm―tdmu`drltd tbd`, Akh cmkwstbd .̀ Ls wd veset tbd preskms, wd ljsk

    ply gemds gkr tbksd kg tbd` tbltblh tbd kptekm kg gemd. Ilm ykue`laemd sk`dfkhy wls fdbemhflrs gkr twk ydlrs fdilusd bd wlsumlfjd tk ply M>>; Qd blvdsuib ilsds.

    Yk wblt wd hk, jecd Qdhmdshly Oumd ,>>> lmh fdjkw, wd

    wejj ply tbd̀ ljj lmh sdt tbd̀grdd3 wd ak rkumh tbd preskms emHdjtl. Mkt oust sdttema tbd` grddfdilusd E umhdrstlmh tblt sk`d

    kg tbd` ̀ ly mkt blvd l pjlid tkak tk. Yk E blvd fdaadh tbdakvdrm`dmt jdh fy Hr EgdlmyeKckwl tk aevd `d sk`d sjktshurema tbd mdxt d`pkwdr`dmtprkarl̀ `d gkr tbdsd kur frktbdrstblt lrd akema tk fd rdjdlsdh. Jdttbd` jdlrm l trlhd sk tblt tbdyilm fd usdguj tk tbd`sdjvds.

    r̂dssema kmtk tbd ̀ lrc

    Xbdrd wls ljsk kmd jettjd ibejhtblt wls fkrm wetb l fujaema dyd.Akh usdh us lmh @rs. Clibecwu3

    wd sdmt tbes jettjd ibejh tk tbdTmevdrsety kg Eflhlm XdlibemaBkspetlj lmh tk Akh fd tbd Ajkry,‒et es kmid E wls fjemh, mkw E ilmsdd―.

    Bkw bls et fddm jecd wkrcema wetb Hdjtl wk d̀m;

    E l` l wk`lm lmh sk wd blvdplrtmdrdh vdry wdjj3 wd blvd mktblh lmy essud. E l` l vdry kpdmpdrskm, E hkm―t aevd em tk akssep3sk eg yku hkm―t wlmt tbd sdikmhpdrskm tk bdlr wblt yku wlmt tktdjj ̀ d, hkm―t dvdm ik`d fdilusdfdgkrd yku ak E wejj iljj tbd ktbdr pdrskm.

    Xbd kmjy tbema tblt ikujh ilusdstrdss em l rdjltekmsbep es bdlrslylmh E hkm―t aevd em tk et. E stlrtdhfy tdjjema tbd` tblt E l` mktpdrgdit, lmywbdrd yku sdd E drr,

    tdjj `d. E blvd l tdliblfjdiblrlitdr. Ylemt ̂ luj slys, E prdsskm tkwlrhs tbd `lrc, E l` mkttbdrd ydt3 wd lrd em l prkidss kg prdssema km tk tbd `lrc. Yk emtbes prdss, E l` rdlhy tk liidptikrrditekms lmh tblt es wby wdblvd fddm wkrcema tkadtbdr, wdblvd mkt blh lmy essud3 E

    wkujhm―t dvdm cmkw fdilusd wbltdvdr yku sly lt `y flichkds mkt ikmidrm ̀ d, et es wbltyku sly fdgkrd ̀ d tblt ikumts.

    Bkw hk yku prdsdmtjy ikpd wetb ykur busflmh mkw bd esAkvdrmkr kg Hdjtl Ytltd; Hk yku`ess be` sk`dte`ds; Uku sdd, kmd tbema tblt l̀cds

    l ̀ lrrelad es gliema rdljety. Hkm―tjevd em l gkkj―s plrlhesd. Qbdm Eakt `lrredh tk `y busflmh bd

    wls l ykuma `dheilj hkitkr. Eblvd sleh tbes fdgkrd, lmy te`d Eblh tbd kppkrtumety tk ak tk tbdijemei wbdrd bd wls wkrcema, lmypdrskm E slw tbdrd wls l pltedmt.

    K4 Emeteltevd es `y Akh-aevdm l̀mhltd tk ilrdgkr tbd jdss-prevejdadh ‘ Hl̀ d Dhetb Kckwl •Ylys sbd―s mkt fktbdrdh `dm lmh wk`dm lrd

    ljwlys lrkumh bdr busflmh

    Fy Gdstus Lbkm

    Hl`d Dhetb Kckwl es tbd wegd kg Akvdrmkr Egdlmye Kckwl kg Hdjtl Ytltd. Ye`pjd, umlssu`ema lmh ilrema, sbd rdlhejy ikmgdssds tk blvema l plssekm gkr tbd jdss prevejdadh, wbeibdxpjlems wby sbd bls fddm emtk iblrety wkrcs gkr hdilhds.

    Em tbes iblt wetb mdws`dm em bdr kggeid, sbd spkcd km bdr K4 Emeteltevd wbeib gerst lmmevdrslry es tkhly Oumd

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    86 ‘86 ‘86 ‘86 ‘86 ‘ W W W W W LM AT LM AT LM AT LM AT LM AT LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H LV H, QD HM DY H L L L L L U U U U U , OT MD

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    88 ‘ Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD >> jetrds kg pdtrkjdu` prkhuits suspdit-dh tk blvd fddm sepbkmdhgrk` ejjdalj rdgemdreds emJlaks, rdidmtjy, ̀ lhdstlrtjema rdvdjltekms km bkwbd blh fddm dmaladh emejjdalj kej fumcdrema gkr >> tk 55,>>> pdtrkjdu`prkhuits, lt tbd dmh kg

    wbeib, dlib pkjeid`lm aktM9>>,>>>.

    Juic, bkwdvdr, rlm lalemstbe` em 6>>7, lgtdr bd wlsiluabt, ljkmasehd gkur ktbdr pkjeid`dm lmh ikmsdqudmtjyhes`essdh fy tbd ik``lmh.Vltbdr tblm turm l mdw jdlg,tbd suspdit stejj ̀ lemtlemdhbes rdjltekmsbep wetb bes

    plrtmdrs em ire`d. Fut tbeste`d lrkumh, bd wls mkjkmadr wkrcema wetb tbd` emtbd irddcs. Vltbdr, bd wlsdsikrtema tbd rdgemdh prkh-uits wbeib wdrd usuljjystkrdh em tlmcdrs, tk sdvdrljgudj stltekms wetbem lmhkutsehd tbd ikumtry.

    Em lhhetekm, bd hdvesdhlmktbdr ̀ dlms kg fdltemasdiurety ibdics km tbd wlyfy usema l jdttdr purpkrtdhjygrk` tbd Hdputy Emspditkr-Admdrlj kg ̂ kjeid, HEA, em -iblrad kg Kpdrltekms, lskwmdr kg tbd pdtrkjdu`prkhuit fdema ikmvdydh.

    LrrdstBkwdvdr, jlst Qdhmdshly,

    Ire`d Ljdrt altbdrdh tblt wbejd wletema gkr besplrtmdrs em ire`d tk frematbder truic gejjdh wetb tbdsepbkmdh pdtrkjdu`

    Xbdsd ejjdalj fumcdrdrs jklhdh kej grk` ejjdalj rdgemdreds emKcrecl, Vevdrs stltd tk tbd Mkrtb,Ykutb, Dlst lmh Qdstdrm plrts kg tbd ikumtry. QbdmE jdgt tbd irddcs, E

    wls pleh M79, >>> lgtdr dsikrtema tbder truics tk suppjy prkhuits tk rdlhy fuydrs

    prkhuits ljkma Lplpl-Ksbkhe dxprdsswly, Yl``lhdiehdh tk wbejd lwly te`d

    wetb sk`d steics kg iealrdttds. Fut tblt wls besardltdst umhkema, ls tbrdd`dm lrkumh tbd lrdlik`pjlemdh tblt s`kcd grk`bes iealrdttd wls hesturfematbd`. Xbes rdsujtdh emtk lmlrau`dmt wbeibhdadmdrltdh emtk l geabt tbltik`pdjjdh l tdl` kg K^@DYL ̀ dm km pltrkj ljkmatblt lxes tk emtdrvdmd.

    Gljsd ijle`Km seabtema tbd K^ @DYL

    vlm, dyd wetmdssds slehYl``l rlesdh tbd ljlr` tbltbd wls fdema alma-fdltdmlmh lt tbd sl`d te`d ehdmte-gedh be`sdjg ls l Yupdrem-tdmhdmt kg k̂jeid, Y .̂ Lmdyd wetmdss wbk ehdmtegedhbe`sdjg ls Okbmskm Ykydhd,ljjdadh tblt ‚e``dheltdjytbd K^ @DYL ̀ dm bdlrhtblt, tbdy hdsidmhdh km

    tbksd geabtema wetb tbdsuspdit (Yl``l). Xwk kg tbd` ̀ lmladh tk dsilpd

    fut tbd tberh pdrskm wlslrrdstdh lmh tlcdm tk Xremety

    Yl``l, tbd hes`essdh pkjeid`lm

    •EA^ Ykjk`km Lrlsd

    ^kjeid stltekm, ljkmasehd tbd`lm wbk ijle`dh tk fd lpkjeid`lm.‐

    Bkw tbd fuffjd furstXbd furfjd, bkwdvdr, furst

    wbdm Yl` l̀ wls umlfjd tkikmvemid pkjeid`dm lt tbdstltekm tblt bd wls l ikp. Lttbd dmh, bd wls hesikvdrdhtk fd l glcd pkjeid`lm lgtdr ljj. Em lm dmikumtdr wetbbe`, bd tkjh Ire`d Ljdrt ? ‚El` l hes`essdh pkjeid`lm. E

    wls hes`essdh fdilusd E wlsemvkjvdh em ejjdalj fumcdremalmh rdgemema. Qd dsikrt`ejetlmts tk rdgemd iruhd kejgrk` Fkmmy Esjlmh. E wkrc

    wetb tbd` fktb km sdl lmh

    km jlmh. Xbdy wkujh hea l wdjj grk` wbdrd tbdy hrejjdhkej lmh tlcd tk ejjdalj rdgemdr-eds. Grk` tbdrd, tbd iruhd kej

    wkujh fd rdgemdh emtk gudj,hedsdj lmh cdrksdmd. E wlspleh M9>>, >> pdr trep wbejdE wls stejj em sdrveid. Ltte`ds, E `lhd twk treps pdr hly. Fut, E usuljjy sblrdh

    tbd ̀ kmdy l`kma sk`dpkjeid`dm wbk wdmt wetb`d.

    ‚Xbdsd ejjdalj fumcdrdrsjklhdh kej grk` ejjdaljrdgemdreds em Kcrecl, VevdrsYtltd tk tbd Mkrtb, Ykutb,Dlst lmh Qdstdrm plrts kg tbd ikumtry. Qbdm E jdgt tbdirddcs, E wls pleh M79,>>>lgtdr dsikrtema tbder truics tksuppjy prkhuits tk rdlhyfuydrs. Mkfkhy hesturfdh uskm tbd rklh fdilusd wdblvd wlyfejjs grk` heggdrdmtrdgemdreds. E ljsk usdh tbdjdttdr bdlh kg tbd HEA,Kpdrltekms, Lfuol. Qblt Ehk es tk wretd, ‚^jdlsd lssest,prkhuit fdjkmas tk HEA

    K^Y, Gkrid bdlhqulrtdrs, Lfuol. Lmh em tbd fkttk`, E wkujh seam lmh stl`p et. Epremtdh tbd jdttdr bdlh`ysdjg. Et wls tk gliejetltd`kvd`dmts lmh tk lvkehfdema lscdh ummdidsslryqudstekms km tbd rklh.

    ^rkiddhs kg tbd jkkt‚Kut kg tbd prkiddhs, E

    fkuabt l jlmh em Lslfl,Hdjtl Ytltd, wbdrd E blvdstlrtdh fuejhema. E ljsk usdhplrt kg et tk tlcd ilrd kg ̀ y

    wegd lmh gkur ibejhrdm.Yk`dte`ds, wd wkujh trlvdjtk Ablml, Hufle, Ykutb

    Lgreil lmh Jkmhkm gkr vliltekm. Km tbd hly E wlslrrdstdh, twk ̀ dm pkurdhljikbkjei hremcs emtk ̀ ydyds wbejd wd wdrd geabtema.Em tbd prkidss, tbdysmltibdh ̀ y emtdrmltekmljplsspkrt, ̀ y ehdmtegeiltekmilrh lmh ydjjkw ilrh grk``d,‐ bd stltdh.

    Bkw wd leh ejjdalj kejrdgemdrs, fumcdrdrs

    IKMGDYYEKMY KG LHEY@EYYDH ^KJEID@LM?

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    87 ‘ Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD . Xbd sidmd wlsdjditregyema, tbd ltbjdtdsmdltjy ijlh em tbder iyijema kutgets wbejd tbdkralmesdrs flttjdh tk puttbemas reabt lgtdr tbdhdvlstltema stkr` tbltfjdw kgg ljj tblt blhfddm put em pjlid tbdprdvekus hly. Ljtbkuabtblt ilusdh l hdjly emtbd stlrt kg dvdmts, et hehmkt tlcd lwly tbdajl`kur lmh ilrmevlj-jecd lt`kspbdrd frkuabttk fdlr km tbd rlid.

    Xbertddm tdl`s, `lhdup kg kvdr 6>> iyijestsrdprdsdmtema emvetdhstltds lmh iyijema ijufsgrk` lirkss tbd ikumtrytkkc plrt em tbd kmd-hlydvdmt wbeib prkvehdhsuetlfjd rdjlxltekm spktgkr gl`ejeds lmh iyijemadmtbuselsts kfsdrvematbd Hd`kirliy Hlypufjei bkjehly.

    Xbd rlids wdrd gjlaadhkgg fy tbd Ypdielj

    Lhvesk r km Ypkr ts tkJlaks Ytltd wbk hkufjdsls Ibler`lm kg tbdJlaks Ytltd YpkrtsIk``essekm, HdoeXemufu, @r @lttbdw

    Qejs bdr IDK Dtesljl tMeadrel lmh Hr Veiblrh

    Lo ly e, ID K Fr eh adIjemei. Bkstdh fy @r Hlm Gkstdr, tbd dvdmtblh ets sblrd kg hrl`l

    wetb sk`d plrteieplmts we tb hr lw em a hu d tkemoury lmh l gdwumlvkehlfjd irlsbds.

    Ijuf ilptlem, JlhepkYkdtlm wls ljj s`ejds lttbd dmh kg tbd rlid

    wbeib slw Xdl` VevdrsYtltd prkhuid tbd `ljdlmh gd`ljd ibl`pekms emtbd prkgdssekmljiltdakry.

    Em tbd jlheds―prkgdssekmlj iltdakry,Vetl Laak grk` Xdl`Vevdrs Ytltd wls tbdumlsslejlfjd ibl`pekm,jdlvema bdr gdjjkw tdl``ltd, Xk`frlpl Arecpltk geabt gkr tbd sdikmhpksetekm, wbeib sbd tkkclgtdr hespjliemaIlrkjemd Huma grk`^jltdlu Ytltdrehdrs wbkil`d em tberh.

    Xbd `dm―s gemlj wlsmkt ls ijdlr iut,rd`emhema ljj spditltkrstblt et―s mkt kvdr umtejyku irkss tbd gemesb jemd.Flssdy Mdjskm (lcl tbdIkfrl) grk` Xdl` Vevdrs

    Ytltd sbkwdh besujte`ltd scejj ls bdflttjdh wetb BdmryIbefuzkr grk` II>,>>> gkr besdggkrts.

    Dlrjedr, tbd `dmsvdtdrlms iltdakry,Egdlmye Djuwume wkm tbdrlid wbejd ^lfjkVl`erdz lmh Lmhy

    Lj`lm tkkc sdikmh lmhtberh pksetekmsrdspditevdjy. Lustrelmrehdr, Mdjjl Bdmastjdr kg Iyikjkay Vehema Ijuf

    wk m em tb d wk `d m― svdtdrlm iltdakry. ̂ kmmedVl`erdz ljsk kg Iyikjkay Vehema Ijuf

    pjlidh sdikmh wbejd L` em l Lh da fk rk kg Lfuol Qbddjdrs wkm tbdtberh pjlid.

    ‚Qd―jj `lcd et feaadr lmh fdttdr em sufsdqudmtdhetekms,‐ Ykdtlm sleh,dxprdssema sltesglitekm

    wetb tbd kutik`d kg tbddvdmt.

    Gkr Hdoe Xemufu, ‚tbddvdmt wls l` ls tdrpedid . Xbdl`fedmid, tbd ilrmevlj-jecd lt`kspbdrd lmh tbdpres`ltei sdttema ̀ lcdset lttrlitevd gkr jdesurd

    lmh rdirdltekm. Xbes es wblt spkrts sbkujh fd3rdj lx l tekm lmhdmoky`dmt dmblmidtkures`. Qd oust bkpd et

    wejj kmd hly fdik`d lmltekmlj dvdmt lmhsufsdqudmtjy lmemtdrmltekmlj kmd. Ls ls t l td , wd wlmt tksbkwilsd Jlaks tk tbdrdst kg tbd wkrjhtbrkuab spkrts lmhtkures`. Xblt es wby wdehdmtegedh wetb tbesdvdmt.‐

    Xdibmeilj Herditkr kg tbd Iyijema Gdhdrltekmkg Meadrel, @kbl``dhFlsber dxprdssdh tbdsl`d sdmte`dmts,

    uraema tbdikrpkrltdik`̀ umetytk sbkwd q u l jemtdrdst emt b dspkmskrsbepkg mltekmljd v d m t s .‚Qd lrdb l p p y

    wetb wblt wd bl vdsddm bdrd.

    Qd km jybkpd ̀ krdkg tbes wejjik`d emguturd,‐ bdsleh.

    Flssdy Mdjskm, Qemmdr kg tbd `dms rlid.

    Iyijests? Adttema sdt gkr tlcd-kgg.Ykdtlm? Ilptlem, Iyikjkay Vehema Ijuf kg Jlaks.

    Mmloe blejs _ddprk fkss

    X BD Vevdrs Ytltd Akvdrmkr, Mydsk` Qecd, blslppkemtdh gkr̀ dr Yupdr Dlajds Ilptlem, Oksdpb Ukfk, ls Ydmekr Ypdielj Lssestlmt km Ypkrts Hdvdjkp̀ dmttk tbd akvdrmkr.

    Xbd akvdrmkr ljsk lppkemtdh Ibefuzkr Lbkju ls Ydmekr Ypdielj Lssestlmt tk tbd akvdrmkr km gemlmielj ̀ lttdrs. L stltd`dmt fy Ye`dkm Mwlcluhu, Ypdielj Lssestlmt tktbd Vevdrs Ytltd Akvdrmkr km Djditrkmei @dhel, sleh tbdlppkemt`dmts tlcd e``dheltd dggdit. Ukfk es Meadrel―srdikrh tetjd lppdlrlmid, wetb < ilps.

    Ukfk flas akvdrm`dmt lppkemt`dmt

    ^ VDYEHDMX kg M e a d r e l^dmtltbjkm Lsskieltekm,

    Ok ml tb lm Mm lo e bl sik``dmhdh lm Erdjlmh-flsdh Meadrelm spkrtsdmtbuselst, _dpb Ecdb

    wbk ydstdrhly hkmltdhspkrts lmh kggeid

    dquep`dmt wkrtbtbkuslmhs kg Mlerl tktbd lsskieltekm.

    Mmloe wbejd rdidevematbd dquep`dmt sleh Ecdb

    wbk es tbd ^rdsehdmt kg _ddprk EmtdrmltekmljJe`etdh bls sbkwm tbltbd es l pltrekteiMeadrelm wbk hdserds tksdd tbd ikumtry dxidj emspkrts.

    Bd lssurdh tblt tbdpdmtltbjkm lsskieltekm

    wejj put tbd dquep`dmtemtk akkh usd, dvdm lsbd iljjdh km ktbdr

    wdl jtby Meadr elm s tksuppkrt tbd lsskieltekm

    wb ei b es tb d md wd stspkrts lsskieltekm

    lggejeltdh tk tbd MeadrelKjy`pei Ik``ettdd(MKI).

    Xbd hkmkr sleh beshdserd tk sdd Meadrelhlzzjd em spkrtsemgkr`dh bes hdiesekm tkhkmltd tbd dquep`dmt tktbd lsskieltekm. Bdpjdhadh tk ikmtemudsuppkrtema Meadrelmspkrts lmh prlydh gkr

    tbd suiidss kg tbdikumtry lt tbd Vek 6>

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    Wlmaulrh, QDHMDYHLU, OTMD Kjy`pei Al`ds emXkcyk. Ls l ijuf wd wejjikmtemud tk aevd tbd ltb-jdtds tbd dmlfjema dmve-rkm`dmt tk trlem."

    *Emglmtemk *@dsse

    *Kjlrdmwlou

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    Bkw tk ̂ jly Yuhkcu

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