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    4>84 ADHJH @HJ^HMBG

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    ^TFPMLFG\ ADHJH @AGUMG@MGBC] RAG h stragb vatf ae `aglfg`f eraj tof

    Hjfrm`hg pfapcf mg 4>84 df`husf, wmto yaur ofcp, of jhlf tof `oam`f mg tof `hjphmbg

    `rysthc `cfhr hgl mgspmrfl tof dfst arbhgmzfrs, vacugtffrs hgl `hjphmbg sthee mg tof

    `augtry ta fgsurf vatfrs jhlf tof rmbot agf.

    \of ^rfsmlfgt hgl Adhjh ear Hjfrm`h mccustrhtfl tof lrhjhtm`hccy lmeefrfgt phtos tof

    ghtmag `aucl eaccaw earwhrl ar dh`iwhrl hgl rhg praulcy ag h rf`arl ae `ohgbf

    hgl prabrfss. Mg `ajjugm`htmgb tof `hsf ear rffcf`tmag ta fvfryagf eraj suppartfrs

    ta rfpartfrs, wf igfw mt whsgt fgaubo ta lfthmc kust woht tof ^rfsmlfgt ohl lagf, ar

    hcc of `aucl h``ajpcmso wmto hgatofr eaur yfhrs. Rf igfw mt whsgt fgaubo ta lms`uss

    oaw tof ^rfsmlfgt ohl lagf mt, lfspmtf tof pfref`t starj ae h omstarm` f`agajm` `rmsms

    hgl omstarm` brmlca`i mg @agbrfss. Aur `hjphmbg igfw toht ta rfbmstfr, pfrsuhlf hgl

    jadmcmzf vatfrs mg arlfr ta fxphgl tof fcf`tarhtf hgl put tof ^rfsmlfgt mg tof dfst

    pasmtmag ta wmg wf ohl ta jhif surf tof ghtmag igfw woy ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh whs

    botmgb ta javf aur `augtry earwhrl; oms dfcmfe toht ga jhttfr woa yau hrf ar wofrf

    yau `ajf eraj, toms ms tof `augtry wofrf yau `hg jhif mt me yau try.

    Roftofr tofy eaccawfl tof ofhtfl 4>84 `hjphmbg ear tof dfttfr phrt ae twa yfhrs ar

    tugfl mg kust mg tmjf ear Fcf`tmag Lhy, tof Hjfrm`hg pfapcf ofhrl h cat hdaut tof woht,

    tof oaw hgl tof woy. \oms ms tof stary ae tof woa; tof thcfgtfl hgl tmrfcfss pfapcf

    rfspagsmdcf ear dumclmgb tof brfhtfst brhssraats arbhgmzhtmag mg pacmtm`hc omstary.

    AG GAUFJDFT 5, 4>84, tof chst lhy ae vatmgb mg tof jast mjparthgt fcf`tmag ae aur

    cmvfs, jarf tohg 8>>,>>> Adhjh ear Hjfrm`h `hgvhssfrs iga`ifl ag jarf tohg 2

    jmccmag laars hgl twm`f hs jhgy vacugtffrs `hccfl vatfrs ta jhif surf tofy bat ta tof

    paccs. \wa lhys chtfr, `hjphmbg jhghbfr Kmj Jfssmgh thcifl hdaut tof pfapcf woa

    ohl kust rffcf`tfl Dhrh`i Adhjh ta h sf`agl tfrj wmto 004 fcf`tarhc vatfs, h `cfhr

    jhkarmty ae tof papuchr vatf, hgl h drahl ahcmtmag toht rffflf`tfl aur ohgbmgb augtry;

    \of rfhsag tofy wfrf jatmvhtfl ta la toms whsgt df`husf ae hgy th`tm`hc pralu`t wf

    bhvf tofj, ar sajf hghcytm`hc taac, of shml. \ofy wfrf warimgb ta dumcl toms hjphmbg

    df`husf tofy dfcmfvfl mg Dhrh`i Adhjh hgl oms jfsshbf, hgl tof pacm`mfs toht of

    javfl earwhrl ta javf toms `augtry earwhrl. \ohts woht wag toms fcf`tmag.

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    Df`husf ae yaur ohrl wari, fvfryagf woa gffls quhcmty, heearlhdcf ofhcto `hrf `hg

    `augt ag mt dfmgb tofrf. Rf hg iffp drmgbmgb oajf tof jfg hgl wajfg woa sh`rm`f

    ear us hgl iffp thimgb `hrf ae tofj wofg tofy rfturg. \ohgis ta tof `augtcfss chtf

    gmbots yau put mg, Hjfrm`h rfjhmgs h `augtry wofrf wf hrf hcc erff ta cavf woajfvfr

    wf `oaasf. Df`husf ae yaur fgfrby, wajfgs rmbots, `mvmc rmbots hgl vatmgb rmbots wmcc

    iffp javmgb earwhrl mgstfhl ae scmppmgb dh`iwhrl. Df`husf ae yaur rfhtmvf wari, aur

    ghtmags omclrfg hg lrfhj ae h drmbotfr euturf hgl dusmgfssfs h`rass tof augtry hg

    `agtmguf ta omrf, `rfhtf hgl tormvf. Df`husf ae yau, wf `hg `agtmguf aur qufst ta dfgl

    tof jarhc hr` ae tof ugmvfrsf tawhrl kustm`f hgl jhif aur ugmag jarf pfref`t.

    ^FTOH^P \OF DMBBFP\ PF@TF\ \A AVT PV@@FPPms toht ag`f wf sthrtfl dumclmgb

    toms omstarm` `hjphmbg mg 4>>2 toraubo agf-ag-agf `agvfrshtmags, `ajjugmty dy

    `ajjugmty hgl dca`i dy dca`i, wf gfvfr stappfl. Mg jhgy sthtfs wf gfvfr puccfl up

    tof sthifs, `agtmgumgb ta fjpawfr tof suppartfrs woa `uctmvhtfl h javfjfgt igawg

    ear mts stragb ofhrt, sfcfflfss vmsmag, tfgh`maus spmrmt hgl `ajjmtjfgt gat kust ta wmg hg

    fcf`tmag, dut ta pravf toht jmccmags ae vam`fs hrf jarf pawfreuc tohg h efw dmccmaghmrfs.

    Fjuchtmgb tof shjf imgl ae brhssraats arbhgmzmgb ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh prh`tm`fl ag tof

    Pauto Pmlf ae @om`hba, wf pravfl toht `ohgbf stmcc `ajfs eraj tof dattaj up. Aurs

    whs h lmcmbfgtcy lhth-lrmvfg fgtfrprmsf, yft hcwhys hwhrf toht dfomgl fvfry jftrm`

    sthgls h rfhc pfrsag, hgl dfomgl fvfry vatfr smts h sft ae vhcufs toht susthmgs aur

    lfja`rh`y. Mt whs h `hjphmbg wartoy ae tof prfsmlfg`y.

    \alhy wf gffl yaur ofcp hbhmg. \of `ohptfrs toht eaccaw aeefr h bcmjpsf mgta oaw aur

    `hjphmbg apfrhtfl, h drmfe avfrvmfw ae mts stru`turf, strhtfby hgl fxf`utmag. Rfvf

    rffflf`tfl ag woht warifl hgl woht wf wmso wfl lagf lmeefrfgtcy. ]aucc rfhl hdaut

    oaw wf trhmgfl aur vacugtffrs hgl hrjfl tofj wmto tof jast mggavhtmvf tf`ogacaby,

    oaw wf thrbftfl hgl thmcarfl aur autrfh`o ta dumcl h `ahcmtmag ae `agstmtufg`mfs, oaw

    wf rfbmstfrfl vatfrs hgl tofg fgsurfl tofmr vatfs wfrf `augtfl.

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    Aur bahc whs ta rf-fcf`t ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh dy `hpturmgb ht cfhst 42> fcf`tarhc vatfs,

    hgl aur phto ta vm`tary mg 4>84 lfpfglfl ag tof wari ae toaushgls ae suppartfrs

    mg hcc 6> sthtfs. Rf rfcmfl ag aur stragbfst hlvhgthbfs tof simccs hgl fgfrby ae

    brhssraats suppartfrs hraugl tof `augtry ta dumcl hg arbhgmzhtmag ugcmif hgy fvfr

    sffg dfearf mg Hjfrm`hg pacmtm`s. Hcagb tof why, wf rhg hg mggavhtmvf, braugldrfhimgb

    `hjphmbg, jhimgb oubf hlvhg`fs mg hrfhs cmif lhth, lmbmthc, tf`ogacaby, euglrhmsmgb,

    `ajjugm`htmags, hgl pacmtm`hc hgl `agstmtufg`y autrfh`o. @hjphmbg cfhlfrsomp

    fgsurfl toht hcc ae tofsf lfphrtjfgts warifl casfcy tabftofr, wmto ga smcas, ta fxf`utf

    tof shjf sohrfl strhtfby.

    \oms ohs dffg hg hjhzmgb kaurgfy toht ohs ohl h pasmtmvf mgfflufg`f

    mg tof cmef ae jhgy pfapcf hraugl toms ghtmag. \ohgi yau ta fvfryagf

    woa mgspmrfl jf ta ba earwhrl ag toms `hjphmbg.

    -\OFCJH, GFMBODATOAAL \FHJ CFHLFT MG GFUHLH

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    @arf ^rabrhjs

    \a wmg h dhttcfbraugl sthtf, tof `hjphmbg sft h bahc ae wmggmgb 68 pfr`fgt ae tof vatf.

    \ofrf hrf torff whys tof `hjphmbg `aucl bfgfrhtf vatfs ear tof ^rfsmlfgt rfbmstrhtmag,

    pfrsuhsmag, hgl turgaut sa tofsf df`hjf tof `arf prabrhjs. Arbhgmzhtmag Dumclmgb whs

    hllfl hs tof eaurto `arf prabrhj df`husf mt `rfhtfl tof mg`rflmdcf brhssraats vacugtffr

    `hph`mty toht sfrvfl hs tof eauglhtmag ta rfbmstfr `mtmzfgs, pfrsuhlf vatfrs hgl turg aut

    suppartfrs. \ofsf prabrhjs wfrf sohrfl h`rass hcc `hjphmbg lfphrtjfgts hgl ea`usfl

    fvfryagf ag tof wari gfflfl ta rfh`o 68 pfr`fgt ae tof vatf mg ify sthtfs, hgl uctmjhtfcy

    42> fcf`tarhc vatfs ghtmagwmlf.

    Tfbmstrhtmag; Tfbmstfr ugrfbmstfrfl suppartfrs ta fxphgl tof fcf`tarhtf hgl rf-rfbmstfr suppartfrs woa jhy ohvf javfl ht tofmr gfw hllrfssfs. \of rfbmstrhtmag

    prabrhj mg`culfl th`tm`s su`o hs vatfr rfbmstrhtmag wffis ae h`tmag, oat spat

    rfbmstrhtmag `hgvhssfs, hgl BatthTfbmstfr.`aj

    ^frsuhsmag; ^frsuhlf vatfrs woa wfrf cmifcy ta vatf dut wfrf uglf`mlfl ag woa

    ta suppart. \of pfrsuhsmag prabrhj mg`culfl th`tm`s su`o hs gfmbodar-ta-gfmbodar

    `agvfrshtmags, jfsshbmgb trhmgmgbs, surrabhtf fvfgts, prfss hrtm`cfs, tfcfvmsmag hls,

    hgl agcmgf feearts su`o hs tof \ruto \fhj.

    \urgaut; Flu`htf suppartfrs ag wofrf, wofg hgl oaw ta vatf, hgl jatmvhtf tofj

    ta `hst tofmr dhccats. \of turgaut prabrhj ea`usfl ag fhrcy vatf hgl Bft Aut tof

    Uatf (BA\U) hgl mg`culfl th`tm`s su`o hs ajjmtjfgt `hrls, fhrcy vatf fvfgts hgl

    rhccmfs, hgl BA\U `hgvhssfs

    Arbhgmzhtmag Dumclmgb; Rf fxf`utfl tof mjparthgt wari ae rfbmstrhtmag, pfrsuhsmag

    hgl turgaut toraubo h `hjphmbg-wmlf feeart hgl toraubo aur jast vhcuhdcf

    hlvhgthbf aur ghtmagwmlf gftwari ae suppartfrs. Arbhgmzhtmag dumclmgb jfhgt

    rf`rumtmgb, fjpawfrmgb hgl trhmgmgb vacugtffrs hgl vacugtffr cfhlfrs ta dumcl tof

    stragbfst brhssraats arbhgmzhtmag mg tof omstary ae Hjfrm`hg pacmtm`s. Arbhgmzhtmag

    dumclmgb th`tm`s mg`culfl agf-ag-agfs, vacugtffr trhmgmgbs, oausf jfftmgbs hgl

    Gfmbodaroaal \fhj jfftmgbs.

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    ^HT\ MM

    \mjfcmgf

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    \MJFCMGF

    Rofg rfsmlfgt Adhjh whs rf-fcf`tfl ag Gavfjdfr 5, 4>84, mt whs tof ucjmghtmag ae

    tof ohrl wari ae jmccmags ae suppartfrs. Eraj ghtmaghc lhys ae h`tmag ta hg ugearbftthdcf

    Lfja`rhtm` Ghtmaghc @agvfgtmag ta rhccmfs toht sphggfl tof ghtmag, hgl fvfrytomgb mg

    dftwffg, tof rahl toht dfbhg mg Hprmc 4>88 hgl fglfl ag Fcf`tmag Gmbot whs eucc ae

    ugearbftthdcf jajfgts.

    Mg 4>>?, tof `hjphmbg dfgftfl eraj h cagb, `ajpftmtmvf prmjhry, dut eh`fl tof

    `ohccfgbf ae dumclmgb h bfgfrhc fcf`tmag arbhgmzhtmag sthrtmgb mg Kugf. Mg 4>84, tof

    `ohccfgbf whs tof appasmtf tof `hjphmbg ohl twa yfhrs ta dumcl h bfgfrhc fcf`tmag

    arbhgmzhtmag, dut gfflfl ta bfgfrhtf urbfg`y eraj tof vfry dfbmggmgb. \oms `ohccfgbf

    turgfl mgta hg hlvhgthbf wofg tof `hjphmbg chug`ofl mg Hprmc 4>88.

    @agvfgtmag Rht`o ^hrty httfglffs soawfl tof brawmgb fgtousmhsj

    ear vacugtffrmsj. \ofrfs ga laudt toht wf wmcc braw tfhjs

    hgl arbhgmzf ta BA\U mg aur `ajjugmty.

    -LHUML, GFMBODATOAAL \FHJ CFHLFT MG GFUHLH

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    Dumclmgb h `hjphmbg thifs tmjf. Pthrtmgb fhrcy bhvf tof Adhjh `hjphmbg h oubf

    hlvhgthbf mg fvfry rfspf`t eraj dumclmgb tof brhssraats arbhgmzhtmag ta rf`rumtmgb

    lagars, fgbhbmgb pacmtm`hc sthifoaclfrs, hjpcmeymgb tof ^rfsmlfgts jfsshbf, hgl

    lfvfcapmgb lmbmthc hgl tf`ogacaby taacs.

    Pthtf `hjphmbgs wfrf arbhgmzfl mg pohsfs, wom`o dumct cabm`hccy upag agf hgatofr

    hgl usuhccy wfrf pug`tuhtfl dy dmb fvfgts ag tof pacmtm`hc `hcfglhr. Uacugtffrs wfrf

    jast cmifcy ta bft mgvacvfl hraugl fx`mtmgb fvfgts su`o hs prmjhrmfs, `agvfgtmags hgl

    BA\U pusofs. Mg dftwffg pohsfs, tof arbhgmzhtmag usfl Lhys ae H`tmag ta iffp up

    tof jajfgtuj hgl bmvf arbhgmzfrs ombo pamgts ta dumcl tawhrl. Emghccy, tof `hjphmbg

    lfvfcapfl h `ucturf wofrf h`tmag ohppfgs hcc tof tmjf, fvfg mg dftwffg tof Lhys ae

    H`tmag. Fvfry sthtf ohl h scmbotcy lmeefrfgt fcf`tmag `hcfglhr, dut tofy jastcy sohrfl

    tof eaccawmgb pohsfs hgl ify lhtfs.

    ^ohsf 8; 4>88 (Hprmc ta Lf`fjdfr); 4>88 jhrifl tof rst pohsf ae tof `hjphmbg.

    Rf chug`ofl tof `hjphmbg hgl warifl ta rf-fgbhbf phst vacugtffr cfhlfrs hgl

    rf`rumt gfw vacugtffrs, dato agcmgf hgl aefflmgf. Rf sft up mgerhstru`turf, burfl aut

    pra`fssfs, hgl dfbhg sfttmgb strhtfbm` prmarmtmfs. \of sujjfr arbhgmzfr prabrhj,

    oausf phrtmfs, agf-ag-agf `agvfrshtmags hgl pchggmgb sfssmags wfrf feef`tmvf taacs

    ear dumclmgb tof arbhgmzhtmag.

    Hprmc 88 ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh chug`ofl oms ghc `hjphmbgdy shymgb, Mcc gffl yau ta ofcpsohpf aur pchg hs wf `rfhtf h `hjphmbg tohts ehrtofr rfh`omgb, jarf ea`usfl hgl jarf

    mggavhtmvf tohg hgytomgb wfvf dumct dfearf. \of `hjphmbg sthrts tof Mj Mg prabrhj ta rf-

    fgbhbf phst vacugtffrs hgl rf`rumt gfw suppartfrs. Puppartfrs lf`chrf Mj Mg, oacl agf-ag-

    agf jfftmgbs, arbhgmzf oausf phrtmfs hgl thif phrt mg brhssraats pchggmgb sfssmags ta lfvfcap

    ca`hc arbhgmzmgb pchgs.

    Jhy 8, 4>88 Ashjh dmg Chlfg imccfl;^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hggaug`fl ta tof `augtry hgl tof warcltoht Ashjh dmg Chlfg ohl dffg draubot ta kustm`f.

    Jhy 488 @oryscfr phml dh`i eflfrhc cahgs;@oryscfr hggaug`fl toht mt ohs phml dh`i mtseflfrhc cahgs hofhl ae s`oflucf. \of huta rfs`uf shvfl jarf tohg h jmccmag Hjfrm`hg kads

    Kugf 8?, 4>88 Emrst ghtmaghc wffifgl ae h`tmag;\oaushgls ae suppartfrs `hjf aut tarfbmstfr vatfrs hgl iga`i ag laars lurmgb tof `hjphmbgs rst ghtmaghc wffifgl ae h`tmag.

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    8, 4>88 Lmggfr wmto Dhrh`i;\of rst Lmggfr wmto Dhrh`i `agtfst fglfl hgl suppartfrswfrf `oasfg ta ohvf h jfhc wmto tof ^rfsmlfgt.

    Hubust 8, 4>88 Pujjfr Arbhgmzfrs;\of sujjfr arbhgmzfr prabrhj bhvf rst-tmjf `ajjugmtyarbhgmzfrs tof simccs tofy gfflfl ta bft tofmr `ajjugmtmfs mgvacvfl mg tof `hjphmbg.

    Hubust 88 ^AV\P Dmrtolhy Oausf ^hrtmfs;Puppartfrs arbhgmzfl oausf phrtmfs ta `fcfdrhtftof prfsmlfgts dmrtolhy hgl `agtmguf rf`rumtmgb vacugtffrs ta kamg gfmbodaroaal tfhjs.

    Pfptfjdfr ?, 4>88 \of Hjfrm`hg Kads H`t;^rfsmlfgt Adhjh chml aut tof Hjfrm`hg Kads H`tdfearf h kamgt sfssmag ae @agbrfss.

    Pfptfjdfr 4>, 4>88 Lagt Hsi, Lagt \fcc Fgls;\of lms`rmjmghtary pacm`y `hjf ta hg fglhetfr ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh smbgfl h chw rfpfhcmgb mt, hccawmgb bhys hgl cfsdmhgs ta sfrvf apfgcy mg

    aur hrjfl ear`fs.

    A`tadfr 82, 4>88 Agf jmccmag lagars;\of `hjphmbg rfh`ofl h jmcfstagf ae h jmccmag brhssraatslagars woa pmt`ofl mg woht tofy `aucl heearl ta awg h pmf`f ae tof `hjphmbg.

    Gavfjdfr 5, 4>88 Agf ]fhr Aut Lhy ae H`tmag;Agf yfhr aut eraj tof fcf`tmag, vacugtffrs eraj@hcmeargmh ta Jhmgf ofhlfl aut ta rfbmstfr vatfrs hgl rf`rumt vacugtffrs.

    Lf`fjdfr 86, 4>88 Rhr mg Mrhq fgls;\of chst `agvays ae Hjfrm`hg traaps cfet Mrhq, jhrimgb toffgl ae tof whr.

    ^ohsf 4;@hph`mty hgl \fhj Dumclmgb (Khguhry agwhrl); Hs tof `hcfglhr turgfl ta

    4>84, wf trhgsmtmagfl ta omrmgb hgl trhmgmgb tof rst chrbf whvf ae sthee, wrmtmgb pchgs

    hgl apfgmgb ae`fs. \of `arf bahcs wfrf rf`rumtmgb vacugtffr cfhlfrs hgl dumclmgb

    tof arbhgmzhtmag. \oms pohsf avfrchppfl wmto hcc atofr pohsfs ugtmc tof fgl ae tof

    `hjphmbg df`husf arbhgmzhtmag dumclmgb gfvfr staps ugtmc BA\U, hgl arbhgmzhtmag

    dumclmgb `hggat df sfphrhtfl eraj vatfr `agth`t hgl atofr h`tmag usfl ta tfst hgl

    fxphgl tof arbhgmzhtmag.

    Khguhry 0, 4>84 Mawh `hu`us;Mawhgs `hu`usfl ear ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh mg tof sthtf wofrf tomsjavfjfgts stary sthrtfl, im`imgb aee tof prmjhry sfhsag.

    Khguhry 484 Pthtf ae tof Vgmag; ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh bhvf oms Pthtf ae tof Vgmag hllrfss,shymgb, Rf `hg rfstarf hg f`agajy wofrf fvfryagf bfts h ehmr soat, fvfryagf lafs tofmr ehmr

    sohrf, hgl fvfryagf pchys dy tof shjf sft ae rucfs. Puppartfrs arbhgmzfl toaushgls ae wht`o

    phrtmfs ghtmagwmlf.

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    ^ohsf 0; Mg`rfhsfl @agvfrshtmags wmto Uatfrs (Jml-Jhr`o ta Hubust); Hs tof

    Tfpudcm`hg ^rmjhrmfs rhjpfl up, tof `hjphmbg mg`rfhsfl pfrsuhsmag ta uglf`mlfl

    vatfrs, `agtmgufl ta rfbmstfr ugrfbmstfrfl vatfrs hgl dfbhg ta jadmcmzf suppartfrs ta

    vatf. \of Tfpudcm`hg ^rmjhrmfs mg`rfhsfl fgtousmhsj hgl pravmlfl appartugmtmfs ta

    trhmg vacugtffrs hgl tfst tof turgaut apfrhtmag dato agcmgf hgl aefflmgf. Lurmgb toms pohsf,

    ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hgl atofr prmg`mphcs hgl surrabhtfs dfbhg oaclmgb `hjphmbg rhccmfs,

    wom`o mg`rfhsfl h sfgsf ae urbfg`y. \of `ajjugm`htmags hgl jflmh tfhjs feef`tmvfcy

    lfgfl Tajgfy lurmgb toms tmjf hgl ofcpfl hjpcmey tof ^rfsmlfgts earwhrl-caaimgb

    jfsshbf ear jmllcf-`chss praspfrmty hgl sf`urmty.

    Hprmc 8=, 4>84 @hjphmbgmgb mg hcc 6> sthtfs; Dy Hprmc 4>84, apfrhtmags wfrf up hgl ruggmgb mg6> sthtfs. \of `hjphmbg wfgt ag ta apfg ?80 fcl ae`fs h`rass tof `augtry. Mg Hprmc, suppartfrs

    dfbhg jagtocy lhys ae h`tmag ta rfbmstfr, pfrsuhlf hgl turg aut vatfrs. Uacugtffrs arbhgmzfl

    toaushgls ae fvfgts ear lhys ae h`tmag mg Hprmc, Jhy, Kugf, Kucy hgl Hubust, dfearf javmgb ta

    wfficy lhys ae h`tmag hetfr tof @agvfgtmag.

    Jhy 4, 4>84 \ruto \fhjs;\of `ajjugm`htmags tfhj cjfl agcmgf vmlfas ta chy aut tof eh`tsag Jmtt Tajgfy, Dmb Amc hgl tof Ia`o dratofrs. \ruto \fhjs waucl `agtmguf ta bot dh`i hbhmgst

    ugtruf htth`is ag tof ^rfsmlfgts rf`arl.

    Jhy 6, 4>84 Emrst `hjphmbg rhccmfs;\of rst rhccmfs ae tof `hjphmbg wfrf ofcl mg Aoma hglUmrbmgmh, lrhwmgb toaushgls ae suppartfrs hgl rhjpmgb up tof urbfg`y ae tof `hjphmbg.

    Jhy =, 4>84 ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hggaug`fl oms suppart ae shjf-sfx jhrrmhbf; Puppartfrs thciflta tofmr gfmbodars hdaut woht tof ^rfsmlfgts suppart ear jhrrmhbf fquhcmty jfhgt ta tofj, tofmr

    ermfgls hgl tofmr cavfl agfs.

    Kugf 86, 4>84 ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh cmetfl tof sohlaw ae lfparthtmag ear toaushgls ae yaugb pfapcf;^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hggaug`fl h `ohgbf mg mjjmbrhtmag pacm`y ta hccaw LTFHJfrs ta sthy mg tof

    `augtry wmtoaut efhr ae lfparthtmag.

    Kugf 4?, 4>84 Puprfjf @aurt upoacls Adhjh`hrf; Puprfjf @aurt vatfl ta upoacl tof

    Heearlhdcf @hrf H`t.

    Hubust 88, 4>84 Jmtt Tajgfy pm`ifl ^huc Tyhg hs oms ruggmgb jhtf; Jmtt Tajgfy hggaug`floms `oam`f ear h ruggmgb jhtf, Rms`agsmg Tfp. ^huc Tyhg.

    Hubust 4=, 4>84 ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh lml Tfllmt X&H;\of ^rfsmlfgt lml h X&H ag Tfllmt tohtdf`ajfs tof dmbbfst lhy mg tof smtfs omstary.

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    Pfptfjdfr 8-84 ^rfsmlfgt Adhjhs Tahl ta @ohrcattf;Rfvf bat jarf baal kads ta`rfhtf. Rfvf bat jarf fgfrby ta bfgfrhtf. Rfvf bat jarf yaugb pfapcf ta sfgl ta `accfbf.

    Rfvf bat jarf baal tfh`ofrs ta omrf hgl wfvf bat jarf baal s`oaacs ta dumcl. Rfvf bat

    jarf traaps wf gffl ta drmgb oajf. Rfvf `ajf taa ehr ta turg dh`i gaw. ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh

    staps dy Mawh, @acarhla, Aoma hgl Umrbmgmh ag oms why ta Garto @hracmgh ear tof 4>84 Lfja`rhtm`

    Ghtmaghc @agvfgtmag.

    ^ohsf , 4>84 Puppartfrs `casf tof euglrhmsmgb bhp;\of `hjphmbg hggaug`fl toht

    brhssraats suppartfrs ofcpfl `casf tof euglrhmsmgb bhp wmto Tajgfy hgl Tfpudcm`hgs mg

    Hubust tof emrst tmjf smg`f Hprmc.

    Pfptfjdfr 42, 4>84 Fhrcy Uatf;Fhrcy Uatf dfbmgs mg Mawh hgl waucl chtfr dfbmg mg jhgy atofrsthtfs. Uacugtffrs jhghbfl h `ajprfofgsmvf fhrcy vatf prabrhj ta fg`aurhbf suppartfrs ta

    thif hlvhgthbf ae tof `agvfgmfg`f ae vatmgb fhrcy.

    A`tadfr 0, 4>84 Emrst ^rfsmlfgtmhc Lfdhtf.^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hgl Jmtt Tajgfy eh`fl aee mg tofrst ^rfsmlfgtmhc lfdhtf.

    A`tadfr 88, 4>84 Um`f ^rfsmlfgtmhc Lfdhtf;Um`f ^rfsmlfgt Dmlfg hgl ^huc Tyhg eh`fl aee mgtof Um`f ^rfsmlfgtmhc lfdhtf.

    A`tadfr 85, 4>84 Pf`agl ^rfsmlfgtmhc Lfdhtf;^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hgl Jmtt Tajgfy eh`fl aee mgh tawg ohcc jfftmgb wmto vatfrs ta lfdhtf earfmbg hgl lajfstm` pacm`y.

    A`tadfr 44, 4>84 Emghc ^rfsmlfgtmhc lfdhtf;^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hgl Jmtt Tajgfy eh`fl aee mg tofghc prfsmlfgtmhc lfdhtf, ag earfmbg pacm`y.

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    ^ohsf 6; Fhrcy Uatf hgl Bft Aut \of Uatf (A`tadfr ta Gavfjdfr);BA\U jhrifl

    tof ghc pohsf ae tof `hjphmbg. \of ify bahcs wfrf ta cc hcc BA\U hgl Fcf`tmag

    Lhy somets hgl ta pravmlf suppartfrs wmto mgearjhtmag ag wofrf, wofg hgl oaw ta

    vatf. \of `hjphmbg `agtmgufl ta lrmvf Fhrcy Uatf turgaut hgl `ohsf autsthglmgb

    hdsfgtff dhccats, wofrf hppcm`hdcf. Uacugtffrs `aglu`tfl ht cfhst twa lry rugs

    eraj sthbmgb ca`htmags ta prfphrf. Emghccy, vacugtffrs jatmvhtfl suppartfrs ta vatf,

    prajatfl `mtmzfgs vatmgb rmbots, hgl `aglu`tfl Fcf`tmag Lhy hgl Fcf`tmag Gmbot

    rfpartmgb ugtmc tof ghc vatf whs `augtfl.

    A`tadfr 4>, 4>84;Puppartfrs prfphrfl ear BA\U wmto lry rugs ag A`tadfr 4> hgl 42 chug`omgb `hgvhssfs hgl poagf dhgis eraj avfr 6,882 oypfr-ca`hc sthbmgb ca`htmags.

    A`tadfr 484

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    ^HT\ MMM

    Arbhgmzhtmag Dumclmgb

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    ATBHGM[H\MAG DVMCLMGB

    Aur arbhgmzhtmag whs feef`tmvf df`husf mt whs cfl dy ca`hc vacugtffrs woa igfw tofmr

    `ajjugmtmfs. Aur suppartfrs dumct hg mggavhtmvf brhssraats arbhgmzhtmag ugcmif hgy

    Hjfrm`hg pacmtm`s ohl fvfr sffg, f`oamgb tof jalfc ae tof Gfmbodaroaal \fhjs

    braups ae mglmvmluhcs warimgb tabftofr wmto h cfhlfr ta arbhgmzf h spf`m` hrfh. \ofy

    draif lawg aur rfbmstrhtmag, pfrsuhsmag, hgl turgaut bahcs mgta jhghbfhdcf smzfs hgl

    fjpawfrfl ca`hc vacugtffr brhssraats tfhjs ta awg toasf bahcs.

    Hs tof `hjphmbg trhgsmtmagfl eraj rfbmstrhtmag hgl pfrsuhsmag ta BA\U, Gfmbodaroaal

    \fhj Cfhlfrs apfgfl 6,882 oypfr-ca`hcmzfl vfrsmags ae fcl ae`fs. \ofsf vacugtffr-

    cfl `hjphmbg ouds fjdalmfl fvfrytomgb tof arbhgmzhtmag ohs hcwhys dffg hdaut. \of

    Gfmbodaroaal \fhj Cfhlfrs woa rhg tof BA\U apfrhtmag ohl dffg warimgb mg tofmr

    gfmbodaroaals ear jagtos, me gat yfhrs.

    \of dfst tomgb ms toht hetfr hcc tof trhmgmgb, tfhj dumclmgb

    hgl oausf phrtmfs wfvf ohl, wf omt h `rmtm`hc jhss wofrf

    aur tfhjs hrf kust awgmgb fvfrytomgb wf bmvf tofj.

    - DFG, EMFCL ATBHGM[FT MG ECATMLH

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    Roht whs mjparthgt whs rf`abgmzmgb h tfhjs pohsf, hgl warimgb ta javf toht tfhj

    ta tof gfxt pohsf, womcf hcsa jfftmgb `hjphmbg bahcs.

    Emglmgb hgl @agemrjmgb Cfhlfrs

    Ga tfhj cfhlfr ar jfjdfr whs bmvfg h tmtcf, dut mgstfhl fhrgfl tof racf dy

    lfjagstrhtmgb tofy wfrf up ta tof rmbars hgl rfspagsmdmcmtmfs ae tof `hjphmbg. \oms

    toaraubo hgl lfcmdfrhtf pra`fss pravmlfl hg appartugmty ta sff patfgtmhc G\Cs

    ar @\Js mg h`tmag hgl ta cfhrg me h praspf`ts fhrcy `ajjmtjfgt trhgschtfl mgta

    lfpfglhdcf cfhlfrsomp. Mt hcsa bhvf tof patfgtmhc G\C ar @\J hg appartugmty ta

    fxpfrmfg`f woht tof praspf`tmvf racf fgthmcfl hgl bhmg `aglfg`f mg tofmr hdmcmty ta

    cfhl. \rhmgmgb whs hg mgtfbrhc phrt ae tof tfhj lfvfcapjfgt pra`fss. Gfmbodaroaal

    \fhj @agvfgtmags, ear fxhjpcf, hccawfl ear chtfrhc cfhrgmgb hgl dfst-prh`tm`f sohrmgb,

    simcc lfvfcapjfgt trhmgmgb hgl lms`ussmag ae up`ajmgb h`tmvmty.

    Mlfgtmeymgb praspf`ts ear tfhj cfhlfrsomp pasmtmags jfhgt glmgb sajfagf woa

    whs wmccmgb ta ba tof fxtrh jmcf ear tof `hjphmbg, tof ^rfsmlfgt hgl tofmr tfhj.

    Uacugtffrs wfrf mlfgtmfl toraubo oausf jfftmgbs, strhtfby sfssmags, cmstfgmgb taurs,

    ae`f whci-mgs, rfefrrhcs eraj atofr tfhj jfjdfrs, `augty ar `mty pacmtm`hc jfftmgbs,

    vatfr `agth`t, vacugtffr rf`rumtjfgt `hccs, `hgvhssmgb, thdcmgb, Lhsodahrl, ar atofr

    agcmgf cfhls eraj vhrmaus taacs ar agcmgf prabrhjs. Ag`f mlfgtmfl, hg arbhgmzfr whs

    fg`aurhbfl ta ohvf h agf-ag-agf jfftmgb wmto tof patfgtmhc vacugtffr mg arlfr ta

    sohrf pfrsaghc starmfs, mlfgtmey sohrfl jatmvhtmag, hgl hsi ear h `ajjmtjfgt ta tof

    `hjphmbg ear eurtofr rf`rumtjfgt ar vatfr `agth`t.

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    Rht`o ^hrtmfs hgl Oausf Jfftmgbs Rht`o phrtmfs wfrf pchggfl hraugl jhkar

    \U fvfgts cmif tof Pthtf ae tof Vgmag hllrfss hgl tof prfsmlfgtmhc lfdhtfs. \ofy

    pravmlfl hg a``hsmag ear waucl-df vacugtffrs ta bhtofr wmto toasf woa hcrfhly

    wfrf mgvacvfl. Httfglffs cfhrgfl jarf hdaut tof arbhgmzhtmags bahcs hgl pchgs hgl

    earjfl dagls wmto atofr httfglffs. Pmjmchrcy, oausf jfftmgbs wfrf h why ear tfhjs

    ta gl gfw jfjdfrs mg h sjhcc, wfc`ajmgb gfmbodaroaal bhtofrmgb toht whs dato

    sa`mhc hgl mgearjhtmvf.

    \rhmgmgb \rhmgmgbs, woftofr sjhcc hgl ca`hc ar chrbfr hgl sthtfwmlf ar rfbmaghc,

    aeefrfl vacugtffrs tof `ohg`f ta; (8) uglfrsthgl tof purpasf dfomgl `hjphmbg

    h`tmags, (4) prh`tm`f hgl uglfrthif su`o h`tmags mg h cfhrgmgb-dhsfl fgvmragjfgt, hgl

    (0) bft ta igaw atofr vacugtffrs wmto vhrymgb lfbrffs ae mgvacvfjfgt. Hs wmto Lhys

    ae H`tmag, trhmgmgbs wfrf brfht appartugmtmfs ta prajatf cfhlfrsomp lfvfcapjfgt dy

    hsimgb jarf fxpfrmfg`fl vacugtffrs ta ofcp pchg hgl fxf`utf tof trhmgmgb ear gfwfr

    vacugtffrs.

    Gfmbodaroaal \fhj @agvfgtmags (G\@s) G\@s wfrf chrbf sthtfwmlf ar rfbmaghc

    bhtofrmgbs ae gfmbodaroaal tfhjs. Pthee hgl vacugtffrs pravmlfl simccs trhmgmgb mg

    sjhcc braup sfssmags ta tfhj jfjdfrs hgl gfw rf`rumts, hgl `hjphmbg cfhlfrsomp

    hgl surrabhtfs pravmlfl strhtfbm` `hjphmbg avfrvmfws mg pcfghry sfssmags. \ofsfchrbf bhtofrmgbs dumct fgtousmhsj toht tfhj cfhlfrs usfl ta jatmvhtf vacugtffrs hgl

    httrh`t gfw agfs.

    Purrabhtf hgl ^rmg`mphc Fvfgts \of fgtousmhsj hgl urbfg`y bfgfrhtfl ht

    surrabhtf hgl prmg`mphc fvfgts aetfg prajptfl suppartfrs ta `ajjmt ta vacugtffr

    ear tof rst tmjf. Hssmbgmgb sthee hgl vacugtffrs ta `hgvhss tof `rawl ht tofsf fvfgts

    hgl mg`culmgb h vacugtffr hsi mgta tof prfsfgtfrs spff`ofs wfrf erumteuc saur`fs ae

    gfw vacugtffrs.

    Fjhmcs Rf erfqufgtcy sfgt fjhmcs sfgt ta vacugtffr cfhls mg h phrtm`uchr sthtf

    ar rfbmag, h vhcuhdcf taac ta fg`aurhbf tofj ta smbg up ear `hjphmbg fvfgts.

    @agrjhtmag `hccs eraj ca`hc arbhgmzfrs, woftofr sthee ar vacugtffrs, wfrf `ru`mhc ta

    jmgmjmzmgb tof fflhif rhtf ear su`o smbgups.

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    Atofr lmbmthc rfsaur`fs Pajf ae tof dfst saur`fs ear gfw vacugtffrs wfrf tof

    `hjphmbgs lmbmthc rfsaur`fs. \ofsf mg`culf pfapcf woa mglm`htfl ag tof wfdsmtf

    h lfsmrf ta vacugtffr, pfapcf woa rfspaglfl ta fjhmcs sffimgb vacugtffrs, toasf

    thbbfl mg tof agcmgf lhthdhsf hs phst vacugtffrs, hgl toasf woa ohl gfwcy smbgfl up

    hs suppartfrs ag Lhsodahrl.

    \fhj \ure

    Fvfry prf`mg`t mg tof sthtf whs hssmbgfl ta h tfhj, cfhvmgb ga dca`i ug`avfrfl. \of

    bahc whs ear tofrf ta df agf sthbmgb ca`htmag mg fh`o tfhjs ture, rug dy h vacugtffr

    tfhj. \of rfchtmvf fhsf ar lme`uctcy ae dumclmgb vacugtffr tfhjs vhrmfl h`rass

    bfabrhpom` hgl lfjabrhpom` cmgfs. Mg 4>84, wf su``fflfl mg dumclmgb tfhjs mg h wmlf

    rhgbf ae `agtfxts rurhc, urdhg, sudurdhg, cmdfrhc hgl `agsfrvhtmvf. Mt whs mjparthgt

    ta df hwhrf ae hgl sfgsmtmvf ta tof spf`m` strfgbtos hgl `ohccfgbfs ae fh`o hrfh hgl

    ta hlkust bahcs hgl fxpf`thtmags h``arlmgbcy.

    \fhj @ajjugm`htmag

    Pfttmgb hjdmtmaus dut htthmghdcf bahcs whs ify ta `rfhtmgb pralu`tmvf tfhjs. ^fapcf

    rfspaglfl wofg tofy ohl h `cfhr sfgsf ae woht ta hmj ear hgl h `ohg`f ta h`omfvf hg

    adkf`tmvf. Bahcs wfrf hcsa hg appartugmty ta fsthdcmso ofhctoy `ajpftmtmag dftwffg

    tfhj jfjdfrs ar dftwffg lmeefrfgt tfhjs. Bahcs wfrf sft h``arlmgb ta `mr`ujsthg`f

    (h``augtmgb ear tof lmeefrfg`fs dftwffg sudurdhg hgl rurhc ture, ear fxhjpcf) dut

    pfr`fgt-ta-bahc whs usfl hs hg fquhcmzmgb jftrm`. \fhjs ar arbhgmzfrs woa lml wfcc

    sohrfl tofmr dfst prh`tm`fs wmto atofrs hgl taai ag ae`mhc ar ugae`mhc cfhlfrsomp

    racfs wmtomg tof chrbfr arbhgmzhtmag.

    Oagfsty hgl trhgsphrfg`y wfrf fssfgtmhc ta lfvfcapmgb hgl jhmgthmgmgb stragbtfhjs. Mt whs mjparthgt ear G\Cs hgl @\Js ta igaw toht tof `hjphmbg trustfl

    tofj wmto mgearjhtmag usuhccy agcy sohrfl wmto sthee. Mg past-`hjphmbg survfys hgl

    mgtfrvmfws, tfhj cfhlfrs, tfhj jfjdfrs hgl sthee `mtfl igawmgb tof uctmjhtf vmsmag

    ear tfhjs lurmgb BA\U hs agf ae tof jast ofcpeuc pmf`fs ae mgearjhtmag.

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    Romcf gujdfrs hrf tof ify ta trh`imgb autput, tof pfapcf woa `ajprmsf tof

    arbhgmzhtmag gffl ta ohvf eug mg arlfr ta df pralu`tmvf hgl fgbhbfl ear tof cagb

    tfrj. @fcfdrhtmgb hgl sa`mhcmzmgb tabftofr avfr vm`tarmfs ar jmcfstagfs chrbf hgl

    sjhcc (f.b. wmggmgb hg fcf`tmag, h`omfvmgb hg mgtfrmj bahc, jhrimgb h tfhj jfjdfrs

    dmrtolhy) ofcpfl strfgbtofg tof sa`mhc dagls dftwffg tfhj jfjdfrs hgl rfjmgl

    fvfryagf woht hcc tof ohrl wari ms rfhccy hdaut. Rofg tfhjs cmifl fh`o atofr,

    pralu`tmvmty mg`rfhsfl. H tfhj hssfssjfgt survfy `aglu`tfl mg ^fggsycvhgmh mg tof

    sujjfr ae 4>84 eaugl toht wofg tfhjs bat hcagb wmto fh`o atofr, tofy `ajpcftfl

    jarf fvfgts pfr tfhj. \ofy soawfl up ta suppart fh`o atofr.

    Tfchtfl ta tfhj `ofjmstry ms tfhj `ucturf. Pffjmgbcy sjhcc tomgbs, cmif mlfgtmeymgb

    h tfhj ghjf, wfrf mjparthgt mglm`htars ae tfhj strfgbto. \fhj hssfssjfgts

    `aglu`tfl mg Mawh eaugl toht torff mg eaur tfhjs ohl h lmstmgbumsohdcf tfhj ghjf,

    hgl toasf wmto h ugmquf tfhj ghjf ar mlfgtmty wfrf jarf cmifcy ta ohvf wfficy

    jfftmgbs, prabrfss jarf qum`icy toraubo tof tfhj pohsfs hgl ohvf fx`fccfgt hcc-

    hraugl tfhj `ajjugm`htmag.

    Darlfr Pthtfs

    Hctoaubo tof vhst jhkarmty ae sthee, ae`fs hgl gfmbodaroaal tfhjs wfrf mg

    dhttcfbraugl sthtfs, darlfr sthtfs hcsa `agtrmdutfl brfhtcy ta tof arbhgmzhtmags

    `hph`mty. Dhttcfbraugl sthtfs usfl smbgm`hgt rfsaur`fs eraj gfmbodarmgb sthtfs

    hgl ofcpfl prfphrf ear aur fxtfgsmvf BA\U prabrhj. Eraj @hcmeargmh ta Vtho ta

    \fggfssff ta Gfw ]ari, vacugtffrs h`rass tof `augtry warifl ohrl ta fcf`t ^rfsmlfgt

    Adhjh wmto `rass-darlfr `hccs hgl trmps, ofcpmgb us fxphgl tof jhp.

    Darlfr sthtfs fxpartfl jmccmags ae `hccs hgl toaushgls ae vacugtffr somets aut ae

    sthtf hgl mgta thrbftfl hrfhs. Gfw tf`ogacaby hccawfl ear sapomstm`htfl lmbmthc hgllhth wari h`rass darlfrs, hgl hg fhrcy lf`chrhtmag ae aur 6>-sthtf strhtfby sft hg

    fxpf`thtmag ae phrtm`mphtmag toht whs tof eauglhtmag ae mts su``fss.

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    Lmbmthc arbhgmzmgb whs h oubf hssft ta darlfr-sthtf wari hgl whs vfry feef`tmvf.

    Lmbmthc taacs, su`o hs Lhsodahrl, wfrf fspf`mhccy feef`tmvf ear arbhgmzmgb ugstheefl

    ture wmto h cat ae vacugtffr patfgtmhc. Uacugtffrs hgl sthee hubjfgtfl tofmr aefflmgf

    rf`rumtjfgt wmto fjhmc hgl atofr lmbmthc taacs cmif Lhsodahrl ta `aggf`t wmto tofmr

    cfhlfrs hgl fxphgl ta hrfhs wofrf tofrf whs ga sthee.

    Mts dmb. Mts mjparthgt.

    \ohgimgb oms `hjphmbg sthee hgl vacugtffrs mg oms h``fpthg`f spff`o ag Gavfjdfr

    5to, 4>84, tof ^rfsmlfgt shml toms ta hgl hdaut oms tfhj;

    M igaw toht pacmtm`hc `hjphmbgs `hg sajftmjfs sffj sjhcc, fvfg smccy. Hgl toht pravmlfs pcfgty ae

    eallfr ear tof `ygm`s toht tfcc us toht pacmtm`s ms gatomgb jarf tohg h `agtfst ae fbas ar tof lajhmg

    ae spf`mhc mgtfrfsts. Dut me yau fvfr bft tof `ohg`f ta thci ta eacis woa turgfl aut ht aur rhccmfs hgl

    `rawlfl hcagb h rapf cmgf mg h ombo s`oaac byj, ar shw eacis warimgb chtf mg h `hjphmbg ae`f mg

    sajf tmgy `augty ehr hwhy eraj oajf, yaucc lms`avfr sajftomgb fcsf. ]aucc ofhr tof lftfrjmghtmag

    mg tof vam`f ae h yaugb fcl arbhgmzfr woas warimgb oms why toraubo `accfbf hgl whgts ta jhif

    surf fvfry `omcl ohs toht shjf appartugmty. ]aucc ofhr tof prmlf mg tof vam`f ae h vacugtffr woas

    bamgb laar ta laar df`husf ofr dratofr whs ghccy omrfl wofg tof ca`hc huta pchgt hllfl hgatofr

    somet. ]aucc ofhr tof lffp phtrmatmsj mg tof vam`f ae h jmcmthry spausf woas warimgb tof poagfs chtf

    ht gmbot ta jhif surf toht ga agf woa bots ear toms `augtry fvfr ohs ta bot ear h kad ar h raae avfr

    tofmr ofhl wofg tofy `ajf oajf. \ohts woy wf la toms. \ohts woht pacmtm`s `hg df. \ohts woy

    fcf`tmags jhttfr. Mts gat sjhcc, mts dmb. Mts mjparthgt.

    \of cfbh`y ae tof 4>84 rf-fcf`tmag `hjphmbg whs gat kust toht Hjfrm`h rf-fcf`tfl h

    ^rfsmlfgt woa waucl bot ear tofj. Mt whs toht pfapcf eraj hcc hraugl tof `augtry

    arbhgmzfl, dhglfl tabftofr hgl eaubot ear omj.

    \of arbhgmzhtmag whgts ta `agtmguf toht bot. H``arlmgb ta tof AEH suppartfr

    survfy `ajpcftfl dy jarf tohg 8.4 jmccmag suppartfrs, 26 pfr`fgt ae vacugtffrs, ?5

    pfr`fgt ae @arf \fhj Jfjdfrs hgl =0 pfr`fgt ae Gfmbodaroaal \fhj Cfhlfrs

    whgt ta `agtmguf vacugtffrmgb hs phrt ae hg Adhjh arbhgmzhtmag. \ofmr tap prmarmty

    ms `agtmgumgb ta suppart tof ^rfsmlfgts cfbmschtmvf hbfglh. \ofy hrf hcsa mgtfrfstfl

    mg warimgb ag ca`hc `ajjugmty mssufs, trhmgmgb h gfw bfgfrhtmag ae arbhgmzfrs hgl

    suppartmgb `hglmlhtfs mg fcf`tmags.

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    0>? hgl fx`fflfl tof jhrbmg ae vm`tary mg torff ify sthtfs.

    H tfhj jfjdfr tacl tof stary ae oaw of bat h jhg ae hcjast 26 yfhrs

    ae hbf ta rfbmstfr ta vatf ear tof rst tmjf. \of jhgs wmef shml sof ohl

    dffg trymgb ear yfhrs ta bft omj ta rfbmstfr. \ofsf hrf tof starmfs toht

    iffp yau jatmvhtfl ta ba tof gfxt jmcf ta bft tof ^rfsmlfgt rf-fcf`tfl.

    -JHTBHTF\\H, GFMBODATOAAL \FHJ CFHLFT MG ^FGGP]CUHGMH

    PthtfTfbmstrhtmag Earjs@accf`tfl dy AEH

    AdhjhJhrbmg ae Um`tary

    Ecarmlh 058,8252=

    @acarhla 865,?5> 802,=5

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    Uatfr Tfbmstrhtmag Bahcs

    Hetfr lftfrjmgmgb oaw rfbmstrhtmag heef`tfl turgaut hgl pfrsuhsmag mg tof phto ta

    vm`tary, sthtf cfhlfrsomp sft vatfr rfbmstrhtmag bahcs ear ify lfjabrhpom` braups

    fspf`mhccy Herm`hg Hjfrm`hgs, Chtmgas hgl yaugb pfapcf. Cfhlfrsomp wfmbofl tof

    mjparthg`f ae vatfr rfbmstrhtmag hbhmgst atofr vatfr `agth`t jftoals hgl `agsmlfrfl

    rfbmaghc `ohrh`tfrmstm`s, su`o hs ombo s`oaac hgl `accfbf `hjpusfs. Ag`f bahcs wfrf

    sft, tof `hjphmbg lfvfcapfl h``augthdmcmty wmtomg sthee dy mgtralu`mgb lhmcy rfparts,

    rfpartmgb stru`turfs, ermfglcy `ajpftmtmag hgl mgtfrghc cfhlfr dahrls.

    Arbhgmzhtmag Dumclmgb toraubo Uatfr Tfbmstrhtmag

    Fgbhbmgb gfw vacugtffrs mg vatfr rfbmstrhtmag h`tmvmtmfs whs hg feef`tmvf why ta

    mgtralu`f gfw vacugtffrs ta vatfr autrfh`o. Hjagb vacugtffrs ae hcc hbfs, vatfr

    rfbmstrhtmag whs h ehvarmtf h`tmvmty df`husf vacugtffrs `aucl sff toht tofy wfrf

    jhimgb h thgbmdcf lmeefrfg`f. Ear fxhjpcf, vacugtffrs woa eaugl mt lme`uct ta whci

    hgl iga`i ag laars `aucl jhghbf vatfr rfbmstrhtmag thdcfs mg ombo-trhe` hrfhs.

    Jhgy vacugtffrs `hrrmfl dchgi vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earjs wmto tofj hetfr gmsomgb

    somets sa tofy `aucl `agtmguf rfbmstfrmgb vatfrs hs phrt ae tofmr lhmcy rautmgfs, cmif

    ruggmgb frrhgls ar httfglmgb ehjmcy fvfgts. Mg hllmtmag, jhgy vatfrs rfbmstfrfl dy

    tof `hjphmbg chtfr df`hjf vacugtffrs, sa mt whs mjparthgt ta `hrry vacugtffr smbg-up

    earjs mg hllmtmag ta vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earjs, wofrf pfrjmttfl.

    Mg jhgy sthtfs Uatfr Tfbmstrhtmag @hpthmgs wfrf @arf \fhj Jfjdfrs woa daastfl

    tof `hph`mty ae vatfr rfbmstrhtmag prabrhjs. Fjpawfrfl wmto toms racf, tofsf `hpthmgs

    aetfg spfgt jhgy oaurs sffimgb aut hllmtmaghc vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earjs toraubo

    tofmr pfrsaghc gftwaris, fxpfrmjfgtmgb wmto `rfhtmvf th`tm`s hgl fxpcarmgb tofmr

    `ajjugmtmfs ear gfw ca`htmags ear vatfr rfbmstrhtmag lrmvfs.

    Uatfr rfbmstrhtmag trhmgmgbs wfrf tof jast lmrf`t why ta mjpravf aur arbhgmzhtmaghc

    feef`tmvfgfss. Mt whs mjparthgt ta tof prabrhj ta ohvf vatfr rfbmstrhtmag trhmgmgbs

    toht wfrf toaraubo, fe`mfgt, `ajpcmhgt hgl `agsmstfgt. \of `hjphmbg pravmlfl

    trhmgmgbs ag `urrfgt vatfr rfbmstrhtmag rfbuchtmags hgl chws hgl tof rfqumrfl fcfjfgts

    ae tof earj.

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    Uatfr Tfbmstrhtmag \h`tm`s

    Arbhgmzfrs hgl Gfmbodaroaal \fhj Cfhlfrs fjpcayfl h rhgbf ae th`tm`s ta rfbmstfr

    vatfrs. Pajf ae tof jast su``fsseuc th`tm`s mg`culfl;

    Uatfr Tfbmstrhtmag Lrmvfs mg Ombo-\rhe` Ca`htmags

    \of jast `agsmstfgt saur`f ae vatfr rfbmstrhtmag `hjf eraj glmgb ombo-trhe`

    hrfhs su`o hs pudcm` dumclmgbs ar soappmgb `fgtfrs toht wfrf erfqufgtfl dy chrbf

    gujdfrs ae ugrfbmstfrfl vatfrs. Mlfgtmeymgb ca`htmags toht wfrf phrt ae tof `ucturf ae tof

    `ajjugmtmfs whs ify, hgl arbhgmzfrs taai `hrfeuc gatf ae tof jast su``fsseuc ca`htmags.

    Uacugtffrs eaugl toht mg jast `ajjugmtmfs, vatfr rfbmstrhtmag lrmvfs mg ombo-trhe`

    ca`htmags wfrf jarf feef`tmvf tohg `hgvhssmgb tof laars ae pfapcf woa wfrf ag

    @fgsus cmsts ae ugrfbmstfrfl vatfrs. \of cmsts wfrf ofcpeuc mg bumlmgb vacugtffrs ta hrfhs

    wmto h ombo pfr`fgthbf ae ugrfbmstfrfl vatfrs, dut `hgvhssmgb mg ombo-trhe` hrfhs pravfl

    ta df jarf pralu`tmvf, bfgfrhtmgb jarf vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earjs pfr somet.

    Fvfgts hgl Lhys ae H`tmag

    Gfmbodaroaal \fhj Cfhlfrs rfbmstfrfl vatfrs ht `hjphmbg fvfgts wmto prmg`mphcs

    hgl surrabhtfs. Pmjmchrcy, vatfr rfbmstrhtmag Lhys ae H`tmag lurmgb tof sujjfr hgl

    ehcc ae 4>84 mg`rfhsfl vacugtffr turgaut hgl tof gujdfr ae vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earjs

    `accf`tfl. Mg jhgy `hsfs, oawfvfr, arbhgmzfrs eaugl toht arbhgm` `ajjugmty fvfgts

    wfrf tof jast su``fsseuc earujs ear vatfr rfbmstrhtmag. Arbhgmzfrs rfbmstfrfl vatfrs

    ht spartmgb fvfgts, ehmrs, ^TMLF efstmvhcs, dca`i phrtmfs, `ucturhc fvfgts, `ag`frts hgl

    jusm` efstmvhcs, ehrjfrs jhrifts, hgl `augtcfss atofr typfs ae fvfgts. Fvfgts wfrf

    phrtm`uchrcy su``fsseuc mg rurhc hrfhs, wofrf efwfr ombo-trhe` ca`htmags fxmstfl.

    Tfchtmagsomp Dumclmgb

    Uatfr rfbmstrhtmag ht ms hdaut glmgb vatfrs wofrf tofy hrf, wom`o rfqumrfs dumclmgb

    gfw rfchtmagsomps wmto tof `ajjugmty ta cfhrg hdaut fvfgts, gftwaris, bhtofrmgbs

    hgl `ajjugmtmfs ae ugrfbmstfrfl vatfrs. Arbhgmzfrs ohvf ta uglfrsthgl tof

    `ajjugmtmfs tofy arbhgmzf. \ofrfearf, strhtfbm` hgl feef`tmvf rfchtmagsomp-dumclmgb

    ms h vhcuhdcf th`tm` hs phrt ae hgy vatfr rfbmstrhtmag prabrhj. Tfchtmagsomp dumclmgb

    prabrhjs mg`culfl autrfh`o ta dhrdfrsoaps hgl dfhuty shcags, sjhcc dusmgfss

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    awgfrs, ca`hc fcf`tfl ae`mhcs, fjpcayffs ht ify dusmgfssfs, ehmto cfhlfrs, tfh`ofrs,

    `accfbf ae`mhcs hgl fgtfrthmgjfgt prajatfrs. Dumclmgb `ajjugmty phrtgfrsomps

    soaucl df prmarmtmzfl hgl mg`culf dmcmgbuhc rfbmstrhtmag jhtfrmhcs, thcimgb pamgts hgl

    EHXs mg Chtmga `ajjugmtmfs.

    ]auto Tfbmstrhtmag

    ]auto rfbmstrhtmag rfcmfl ag pravmlmgb tof fhsmfst phto ear stulfgts ta thif h`tmag.

    Arbhgmzfrs eaugl toht tof jast feef`tmvf th`tm s mg culfl hrrymgb cmpdahrls mgsmlf stulfgt

    `fgtfrs, hgvhssmgb larjs wofg pfrjmttfl, thdcmgb mg hjpus fgtfrs ta rhmsf hwhrfgfss,

    rfbmstfrmgb stulfgts ht tof fgl ae chssfs, bmvmgb spff`ofs hdaut tof mjparthg`f ae vatfr

    phrtm mphtmag hgl aarlmghtmgb wmto atofr stulfgt braups ag `hjpus.

    BatthTfbmstfr

    Hs lms`ussfl mg tof Lmbmthc sf`tmag, tof BatthTfbmstfr.`aj wfdsmtf whs fxtrfjfcy

    feef`tmvf hs h agf-stap soap agcmgf ear vatfr rfbmstrhtmag mgearjhtmag hgl earjs. Jarf

    tohg h jmccmag pfapcf lawgcahlfl earjs ag tof smtf. \of smtf mgtfbrhtfl agcmgf hgl

    aefflmgf arbhgmzmgb, hs Gfmbodaroaal \fhj Cfhlfrs aetfg lmrf`tfl `mtmzfgs ta tof smtf

    hgl eaccawfl up wmto cfhls woa wfgt ta tof smtf ag tofmr awg..

    Uatfr Tfbmstrhtmag Hulmtmgb

    Lhth jhghbfjfgt ae vatfr rfbmstrhtmag whs sthglhrlmzfl hgl prmarmtmzfl mg fhrcy sthbfs

    ae tof `hjphmbg. H brfht lfhc ae h``augthdmcmty whs gfflfl ta fgsurf tof `hjphmbg whs

    hdmlmgb dy hcc chws hgl rfbuchtmags. Df`husf ae toms, jhgy sthtfs taai ag rfbuchr hulmtmgb

    hgl trh`imgb pra`flurfs hs phrt ae tofmr vatfr rfbmstrhtmag prabrhj.

    Ear fxhjpcf, wmto ugprf`flfgtfl rfstrm`tmags hraugl vatfr rfbmstrhtmag mg tof sthtf ae

    Ecarmlh, tof cfhlfrsomp tfhj mgstmtutfl h vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earj trh`imgb systfj hgl

    hulmtmgb pra`fss. \oms pra`fss mg`culfl gujdfrmgb fvfry vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earj hgl

    `of`imgb tofj dfearf usmgb tofj mg tof fcl. Mt hcsa mg`culfl h `rflfgtmhcmgb pra`fss

    mg wom`o hcc vacugtffrs woa `aglu`tfl vatfr rfbmstrhtmag wfrf rfqumrfl ta httfgl

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    hg oaur-cagb trhmgmgb ag vatfr rfbmstrhtmag dfearf phrtm`mphtmgb. Chstcy, mt mg`culfl

    lhth fgtry ae tof vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earjs hgl trh`imgb wom`o agfs wfrf h`tuhccy

    `ajpcftfl lurmgb h vacugtffr somet.

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    jhrbmg dy fmbot pamgts hjagb Chtmgas. ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hcsa wag jalfrhtfs dy 86

    pamgts. Pfce-lfs`rmdfl jalfrhtfs hrf h dfttfr rfprfsfgthtmag ae tof jmllcf ae tof

    fcf`tarhtf tohg sfce-lfs`rmdfl mglfpfglfgts, woa hrf jarf cmifcy ta `agsmstfgtcy vatf

    ear agf phrty. ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh hcsa jhlf bhmgs wmto Hsmhg Hjfrm`hgs, wmggmgb dy

    gfhrcy 6> pamgts.

    Dhrdhrh tacl jf toht sof whs uglf`mlfl. Hs wf thcifl, sof rfhcmzfl

    toht fvfrytomgb sof dfcmfvfl mg rfsaghtfl wmto ^rfsmlfgt Adhjhs

    vmsmag ear tof euturf. \ofrf ms ga dfttfr effcmgb ag toms `hjphmbg

    tohg ta pfrsuhlf sajfagf ta vatf ear ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh.

    - KAPF^O, EMFCL AT BHGM[FT MG M ARH

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    84 toraubo Fcf`tmag Lhy, wom`o `agsthgtcy rfmgear`fl tof ^rfsmlfgts jmllcf `chss-

    armfgtfl ghrrhtmvf hgl lfgfl Tajgfy hs tof wragb `oam`f ear warimgb Hjfrm`hgs.

    Dy pchggmgb fhrcy, tomgimgb `rfhtmvfcy hgl usmgb hcc ae tof lhth ht tof `hjphmbgs

    lmspashc, tof `hjphmbg `hrrmfl aut jflmh duys wmto hg ugprf`flfgtfl lfbrff ae

    fe`mfg`y hgl prf`msmag, spfglmgb jmccmags cfss tohg Tajgfy dut bfttmgb jarf hls

    mg eragt ae tof rmbot hulmfg`fs. \oms `hrfeuc pchggmgb ofcpfl jmtmbhtf tof Tfpudcm`hg

    spfglmgb hlvhgthbf hgl ofcpfl erhjf tof fcf`tmag ag tof `hjphmbgs tfrjs.

    Chtmgas 28 42 + 02 +40

    Hsmhg

    Hjfrm`hgs20 45 +

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    pfr`fgt, dut tof lhth soawfl toht tof `agth`t rhtf whs cawfr tohg

    fxpf`tfl hgl sa jarf httfjpts wfrf rfqumrfl mg arlfr ta ohvf `agvfrshtmags wmto

    tof gf`fsshry gujdfr ae vatfrs.

    Jhgy sthtfs, mg`culmgb Mawh hgl Rms`agsmg, `accf`tfl effldh`i eraj sthee hgl

    vacugtffrs ag oaw tof pfrsuhsmag prabrhj whs warimgb, wom`o ofcpfl tofj

    lftfrjmgf woht hllmtmaghc rfsaur`fs tofy gfflfl ta fxf`utf tof prabrhj, fvhcuhtf

    oaw feef`tmvf tof trhmgmgb whs, hgl sff me tofrf wfrf hgy quhcmthtmvf mgputs toht

    wfrfgt dfmgb `hpturfl ag whci soffts hgl `hcc soffts. \oms mgearjhtmag whs tofg

    usfl ta hlkust spf`m` pmf`fs ae tof pfrsuhsmag trhmgmgbs, rfsaur`fs hgl prabrhj.

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    Fhrcy vatf mg tof sthtfs vhrmfl smbgm`hgtcy dhsfl ag tof h``fss hgl hvhmchdmcmty ae

    fhrcy vatf, `urrfgt fcf`tmag chw hgl tof fxmstmgb fhrcy-vatf `ucturf. Romcf sajf sthtfs

    cmif Aoma hgl Mawh wfrf hcrfhly vatmgb mg pfrsag hgl dy jhmc mg fhrcy A`tadfr,

    atofr sthtfs Ecarmlh, Gfvhlh hgl @acarhla, ear fxhjpcf sthrtfl fhrcy vatf chtfr mg

    A`tadfr. Atofrs su`o hs Umrbmgmh hgl ^fggsycvhgmh ohl vmrtuhccy ga fhrcy vatf. \ofrf

    wfrf hcsa brfht lmeefrfg`fs mg oaw sthtfs wfrf pusomgb fhrcy vatf. Pajf ea`usfl agcy

    ag fhrcy vatmgb mg-pfrsag (FUM^) womcf atofrs wfrf fjpohsmzfl dato FUM^ hgl vatf-

    dy-jhmc (UDJ).

    Mg bfgfrhc tofrf wfrf eaur lmeefrfgt imgls ae sthtfs;

    FUM^ (f.b., Garto @hracmgh, Gfvhlh); \ofsf sthtfs ohl chws toht hccawfl ear jast vatfrs ta FUM ,hgl fgkayfl h omstary hgl `ucturf ae FUM^. ^rabrhjs mg tofsf sthtfs ea`usfl ag `rfhtmgb h ghrrhtmvf

    hraugl FUM , mg`culmgb fvfgts ta mg`rfhsf hwhrfgfss hgl fgtousmhsj hraugl FUM^ hgl cmgf-

    jhghbfjfgt tf`ogmqufs ear fhrcy-vatf smtfs.

    UDJ (f.b., @acarhla); Pajf sthtfs ohvf sffg h lrhjhtm` rmsf mg tof gujdfr ae vatfrs woa vatfdy jhmc9 mg Arfbag, gfhrcy 8>> pfr`fgt ae vatmgb a``urs dy jhmc. Mg tofsf sthtfs, prabrhjs wfrf

    mjpcfjfgtfl ta fg`aurhbf suppartmvf vatfrs thif twa ify stfps ta fhrcy vatf; rfqufst h dhccat, hgl

    tofg rfturg tofmr vatfl dhccat mg h tmjfcy jhggfr.

    Dato FUM^ hgl UDJ (f.b., Aoma, Ecarmlh, Mawh); \ofsf sthtfs mjpcfjfgtfl BA\U prabrhjs taprajatf lmeefrfgt imgls ae vatmgb ta lmeefrfgt imgls ae vatfrs toraubo vhrmaus jflmh.

    Cmttcf ar ga Fhrcy Uatf (f.b., Rms`agsmg, fggsycvhgmh, Umrbmgmh, Gfw Ohjpsomrf); \ofsf sthtfs chwsrfstrm`t h``fss ta fhrcy vatf.

    Fhrcy Uatf mg ^frsag

    FUM^ prfsfgtfl h rm`o appartugmty ta dhgi vatfs fhrcy, thgbmdcy soaw jajfgtuj hgl

    fgtousmhsj, hgl bhbf tof `hjphmbgs arbhgmzhtmaghc strfgbto. Hcjast hcc `hjphmbglfphrtjfgts pchyfl ify racfs; Lhth hgl Emfcl jhlf surf vacugtffrs wfrf thcimgb

    ta tof rmbot vatfrs hdaut FUM^9 @ajjugm`htmags, Apfrhtmag Uatf, hgl ^acmtm`hc

    stru`turfl fvfgts ta bft pasmtmvf `avfrhbf9 Lmbmthc prajatfl fvfgts mg arlfr ta bft

    tof agcmgf `ajjugmty fgbhbfl9 hgl Apfrhtmags jhlf surf sthee ohl tof rfsaur`fs

    ta iffp vatfrs mg fhrcy-vatf cmgfs. Fvfry jf`ohgmsj ae vatfr `agth`t poagfs,

    `hgvhssmgb, lmbmthc, jhmc, fjhmc, phml jflmh, ft`. whs usfl ta prajatf toms jfsshbf.

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    Mg sajf sthtfs, FUM^ `ajjmtjfgt `hrls wfrf usfl wofg `hgvhssmgb hgl lurmgb vatfr

    rfbmstrhtmag. \of `hjphmbg eaugl toht hsimgb h suppartfr ta smbg oms ar ofr ghjf ta

    `ajjmt ta vatf ofcpfl toht vatfr df`ajf jarf cmifcy ta h`tuhccy vatf. Hllmtmaghccy,

    bhtofrmgb tofsf `ajjmtjfgts wfcc mg hlvhg`f ae fhrcy vatf pravmlfl h cmst ae FUM^

    thrbfts ear eaccaw up ag`f fhrcy vatf dfbhg.

    Dfyagl `agvfrshtmags wmto vatfrs, FUM^ fvfgts wfrf prmarmtmzfl ta bfgfrhtf

    fx`mtfjfgt hgl lrmvf fhrgfl jflmh, wom`o sudsfqufgtcy mg`rfhsfl fgtousmhsj hgl

    `agvfyfl dhsm` mgearjhtmag hdaut tof pra`fss. H wmlf vhrmfty ae fvfgts wfrf usfl,

    cmif jhr`ofs ta tof paccs, fhrcy vatf `hgvhss im`iaees, prfss `agefrfg`fs autsmlf fhrcy-

    vatf smtfs, fhrcy vatf `aaiauts, tm`ift lmstrmdutmag ear fvfgts gfhr fhrcy-vatf smtfs, hgl

    jhgy jarf.

    FUM^ ohl h `ajprfofgsmvf agcmgf prfsfg`f. Ear fxhjpcf, dy Pfptfjdfr 42 (Mawhs

    rst lhy ae Fhrcy Uatf), hg agcmgf caaiup taac whs cmvf ag tof wfdsmtf hgl rfturgfl

    hcc FUM^ ca`htmags ear hgy vatfr mg h sthtf wofrf FUM^ ohl sthrtfl. Ohvmgb tof taac

    hvhmchdcf hccawfl tof `hjphmbg ta prajatf mt hs saag hs FUM^ sthrtfl.

    Uatf Dy Jhmc

    \of Uatf dy Jhmc (UDJ) prabrhjs saubot ta sf`urf UDJ rfqufsts, hgl tofg jhlf

    surf vatfrs rfqufstfl jhmc-mg dhccats, `ajpcftfl tofj hgl rfturgfl tofj. Jhgy

    sthtfs (f.b., Mawh, Aoma, hgl Ecarmlh) mg`arparhtfl h UDJ dhccat rfqufst hsi mgta tofmr

    `hgvhss s`rmpts hgl jhlf surf toht `hgvhssfrs ohl dhccat rfqufst earjs wmto tofj.

    Ear fxhjpcf, Mawh eaugl brfht su``fss sthrtmgb tofmr UDJ prabrhj jagtos mg

    hlvhg`f ae tof rst lhy ae Fhrcy Uatmgb. Fvfry `hgvhss, fvfgt hgl hsi whs `aupcfl

    wmto h UDJ hppcm`htmag earj, hgl mt df`hjf tof Mawh `hjphmbg jhgtrh tohtAdhjh suppartfrs soaucl vatf fhrcy. \oht sfgtmjfgt whs f`oafl torauboaut fvfry

    lfphrtjfgt. Ear fxhjpcf, oajfs ear tof fclfrcy wfrf aetfg apfg ta ohvmgb tofmr

    rfsmlfgts vatf dy jhmc, h baal aptmag ear h cfss jadmcf papuchtmag sa aur arbhgmzfrs

    vmsmtfl toasf oajfs hgl flu`htfl tofmr rfsmlfgts.

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    684. Mg Ecarmlh, df`husf ae tof rf`arl

    turgaut hgl tof lf`rfhsf mg lhys hgl oaurs toht FUM^ whs hvhmchdcf, h pfref`t starj ae cagb cmgfs

    fruptfl h`rass tof sthtf. ^acc wht`ofrs jfrbfl tofmr `ajjugm`htmag systfjs wmto tof fcl tfhj sa

    toht wofgfvfr h cmgf bat aut ae ohgl, fcl igfw mjjflmhtfcy hgl `aucl ofcp jhghbf mt.

    Lmbmthc; ^ravmlf hg hrrhy ae taacs hgl mgearjhtmag. Ear fxhjpcf, tof fhrcy vatf caai-up taac hgltof bfgfrhc usfeucgfss ae BatthUatf.`aj whs ofcpeuc hs h spf`m` rfsaur`f wmto wom`o ta fgbhbf

    vatfrs hgl vacugtffrs agcmgf, hgl h pch`f sthee hgl vacugtffrs `aucl sfgl pfapcf caaimgb ear toht

    mgearjhtmag.

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    ^HT\ UMM

    BA\U

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    BA\U

    Fvfry pohsf ae tof `hjphmbg dumct tawhrls bft-aut-tof-vatf (BA\U). Hetfr fxphglmgb

    tof fcf`tarhtf toraubo rfbmstrhtmag, pfrsuhlmgb vatfrs ta suppart ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh

    hgl jatmvhtmgb suppartfrs ta vatf fhrcy, tof `hjphmbg gfflfl ta jhif surf toht hgy

    suppartfr woa ohlgt yft vatfl soawfl up ag Fcf`tmag Lhy ta la sa.

    Romcf smjpcf mg mts bahc, BA\U whs h `ajpcm`htfl hgl jhssmvf prakf`t rfqumrmgb

    toaushgls ae sthee, tfgs ae toaushgls ae vacugtffr cfhlfrs hgl `aarlmghtmag wmto hcc

    `hjphmbg lfphrtjfgts. Ht tof arf ae toms feeart mg 4>84 wfrf tof hjphmbgs toaushgls

    ae gfmbodaroaal tfhjs, wom`o ohl dffg prfphrmgb eraj tof autsft ta cfhl tof BA\U

    feeart.

    BA\U wfgt brfht! Mt whs su`o hs brfht lhy avfrhcc hgl rhg

    sjaatocy. Uacugtffrs wfrf bamgb hdavf hgl dfyagl, `ajmgb mgta

    tof aff`f, hgl bamgb aut ear sf`agl hgl tomrl somets. Mt whs brfht

    ta ohvf sa jhgy pfapcf mg hgl aut ae tof aff`f hcc lhy. M hcsa cavf

    toht tof paccmgb pch`fs hrf ag tof laar ohgbhrs df`husf tof

    paccmgb ca`htmags ohvf ohgbfl wmtomg tof chst yfhr.

    - OHGGHO, EMFCL AT BHGM[FT MG MARH

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    \of BA\U feeart ohl torff jhmg pohsfs; 8) chggmgb, 4) ^rfphrhtmag hgl rabrhjs, hgl

    0) Fxf`utmag.

    ^ohsf 8; ^chggmgb

    ^chggmgb

    \of `hjphmbg dfbhg prfphrmgb ear BA\U eraj tof vfry dfbmggmgb prfphrmgb

    Gfmbodaroaal \fhjs ta trhgsmtmag eraj warimgb aut ae ca`hc ae`fs ta ruggmgb BA\U eraj

    oypfr-ca`hc sthbmgb ca`htmags. BA\U sthee wfrf omrfl mg tof sujjfr ta dfbmg wrmtmgb BA\U

    pchgs, ehr fhrcmfr tohg mg prfvmaus fcf`tmags. \of pchggmgb pra`fss whs h `acchdarhtmvf feeart

    dftwffg hcc lfphrtjfgts toht mg`culfl sohrfl tmjfcmgfs, bahcs, taacs hgl strhtfbmfs.

    \rhmgmgb whs hg mjparthgt phrt ae tof pchggmgb pra`fss. H ghtmaghc BA\U wmto sthtf

    cfhlfrsomp trhmgmgb whs `aglu`tfl mg @om`hba mg fhrcy Hubust, gfhrcy torff jagtos dfearf

    Fcf`tmag Lhy. Fvfry sthtf ofcl trhmgmgbs ta prfphrf sthee hgl vacugtffrs ear tof prabrhjs

    hgl fxpf`thtmags lurmgb BA\U. \ofsf trhmgmgbs hgl h``ajphgymgb jhtfrmhcs suppartfl hcc

    cfvfcs ae tof arbhgmzhtmag mg h `hrfeuc hgl toauboteuc pchggmgb pra`fss toht waucl fgsurf

    fvfrytomgb whs mg pch`f ta turg aut tof vatf ear tof ^rfsmlfgt wofg tof tmjf `hjf.

    Rmto ofcp eraj tof lhth hgl hghcytm`s tfhjs, tof `hjphmbg prmarmtmzfl autrfh`o ta vatfrs

    woa wfrf cmifcy ta suppart ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh dut woa jmbot gat `hst tofmr dhccats. Mt

    mg`culfl turgmgb aut gfwcy rfbmstfrfl vatfrs, hs wfcc hs bfttmgb sparhlm` vatfrs ta tof paccs

    ear fxhjpcf, `mtmzfgs woa ohlgt vatfl mg tof chst efw fcf`tmags. Bmvfg gmtf rfsaur`fs,

    tof `hjphmbg fg`aurhbfl hcc suppartfrs ta vatf dut ea`usfl tof jast tmjf ag rfh`omgb

    aut ta sparhlm` vatfrs lurmgb BA\U.

    ^ohsf 4; ^rfphrhtmag hgl ^rabrhjs

    \of `hjphmbg igfw toht jhgy toaushgls ae gfw vacugtffrs waucl kamg tof fxmstmgb

    gfmbodaroaal tfhjs avfr tof ghc strft`o ae tof `hjphmbg. \oms jfhgt `rfhtmgb hg

    mgerhstru`turf hgl prabrhjs toht waucl hccaw tfhjs ta jast fe`mfgtcy jhif usf ae tof

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    Pomet Tf`rumtjfgt

    Ga hjaugt ae pchggmgb ar prfphrhtmag waucl ohvf jhttfrfl me tofrf whs ga agf tofrf ta

    pfrearj tof wari ae `agth`tmgb vatfrs ag`f tof fcf`tmag sthrts. Df`husf ae toht, BA\U

    somet rf`rumtjfgt whs ht tof ofhrt ae tof BA\U feeart. ^rf`msf somet rf`rumtjfgt bahcs wfrf

    sft hgl vhrmfl wmtomg fh`o sthtf. @hgvhss somets taai prmarmty avfr `hcc somets smg`f eh`f-ta-

    eh`f `ajjugm`htmag ms jarf feef`tmvf. BA\U somet rf`rumtjfgt rfqumrfl hg hcc-ohgls-ag-

    lf`i hpprah`o mg arlfr ta cc tof somets gfflfl ta omt bahcs. Mg jast sthtfs, hcc lfphrtjfgts

    eaugl `rfhtmvf whys ta `agtrmdutf ta tof feeart. \ofrf wfrf sfvfrhc hrfhs mg phrtm`uchr toht

    wfrf utmcmzfl erfqufgtcy;

    \rhmgmgbs; Mg jhgy sthtfs, tof fcl tfhj arbhgmzfl vacugtffr trhmgmgbs mg tofmr rfbmags mg hlvhg`f

    ae tof sthrt ae BA\U, wom`o pravmlfl h ify appartugmty ta trhmg cfhlfrs hgl rf`rumt mgtfrfstfl

    suppartfrs ta vacugtffrmgb ear juctmpcf somets.

    ^rmg`mphc hgl Purrabhtf Fvfgts; Ht fvfgts efhturmgb prmg`mphcs hgl surrabhtfs, BA\U sometrf`rumtjfgt whs lmrf`tcy pmt`ofl dy tof prfsfgtfrs hgl whs h ea`us ht tm`ift pm`i-up ca`htmags.

    Lmbmthc Tf`rumtjfgt; Lmbmthc rf`rumtjfgt feearts mg`culfl fjhmcs rf`rumtmgb ear spf`m` somets hglprajatmag ae BA\U fvfgts toraubo sa`mhc jflmh.

    Pthee @ajpftmtmags; Fh`o sthtf taai lmeefrfgt hpprah`ofs ta fg`aurhbf sthee hgl vacugtffrs ta

    omt hgl fx`ffl tofmr somet bahcs. Pthtfs ohl cfhlfrdahrls, rfbmaghc `ajpftmtmags, hgl mg tof jast

    su``fsseuc `hsfs, mgvfstfl hcc lfphrtjfgts mg BA\U somet bahcs.

    BA\U Uatfr @agth`t h`ifts

    \of prfphrhtmag ear BA\U `hcc hgl whci ph`ifts whs `rmtm`hc ta tof su``fss ae BA\U.

    Ear jhgy suppartfrs, BA\U whs tof rst tmjf tofy vacugtffrfl, sa mt whs `ru`mhc toht hcc

    jhtfrmhcs df hs arbhgmzfl hs passmdcf. Romcf tof ph`ift prfphrhtmag pra`fss vhrmfl dy

    sthtf, mt mgvacvfl `rfhtmgb whci hgl `hcc cmsts (bfgfrhccy toht mg`culfl raaj ear juctmpcfphssfs ta jmgmjmzf prmgtmgb), `uttmgb hgl shvmgb ture, `acar-`almgb ph`ifts, prmgtmgb dh`i-

    up ph`ifts hgl ta df starfl mg gfhrdy sthbmgb ca`htmags, hgl trhmgmgb sthee hgl vacugtffrs

    oaw ta prfphrf hgl usf tofsf ph`ifts. H vacugtffr woa rf`fmvfl h wfcc-prfphrfl hgl

    `cfhrcy fxpchmgfl ph`ift waucl df jarf `aglfgt, jarf su``fsseuc hgl jarf cmifcy ta

    `ajf dh`i ta vacugtffr hbhmg.

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    ^ohsf 0; Fxf`utmag

    Jfsshbmgb

    BA\U fxf`utmag dfbmgs wmto tof rmbot jfsshbmgb erhjf ear sthee, vacugtffrs hgl vatfrs.

    \ofrf wfrf twa jhmg `ajpagfgts dfomgl BA\U jfsshbmgb.

    Vrbfg`y; Mg fvfry sthtf, mt whs fjpohsmzfl toht tof fcf`tmag waucl df `casf. Mg jast sthtfs,h rfjmglfr hdaut tof fx`fptmaghccy tmbot, 602-vatf jhrbmg mg Ecarmlh mg 4>>> ofcpfl vatfrs

    uglfrstaal toht fvfry vatf `aucl tmp tof dhchg`f.

    ^rmg`mphc hgl Purrabhtf Fvfgts; Tfsfhr`o uglfrs`arfs oaw usfeuc mt ms ta ofcp vatfrs jhif h`cfhr vatmgb pchg, fgsurmgb tofy tomgi toraubo tof oaw, wofg hgl wofrf ae Fcf`tmag Lhy. \oms whs

    mg`arparhtfl mgta hcc BA\U s`rmpts.

    BA\U \h`tm`s & Jftoals

    Fh`o sthtf, rfbmag hgl ture rfqumrfl lmeefrfgt BA\U th`tm`s ta turg aut suppartfrs ta vatf.

    Pthtf chws, bfabrhpoy, lfjabrhpom`s hgl atofr eh`tars hg heef`t oaw fh`o sthtf fxf`utfl

    BA\U ht h ca`hc cfvfc, dut hg hrrhy ae th`tm`s wfrf usfl wmlfcy.

    Uatfr @agth`t Jftoals; H BA\U `agvfrshtmag ht tof laars ms ehr jarf feef`tmvf ht turgmgb autsparhlm` vatfrs tohg `agth`t dy poagf. Rmto toht mg jmgl, `hgvhssmgb whs h `cfhr prmarmty lurmgb

    BA\U, toaubo `hccs wfrf usfl ta pravmlf vhcuhdcf hllmtmaghc `agth`ts hgl ta rfh`o vatfrs mg rurhc

    hrfhs ar woa ohl mgh``fssmdcf oajfs.

    @hjpus BA\U; Uatfr-`agth`t jftoals ag h `hjpus lmeefrfl brfhtcy ta toasf mg atofr `ajjugmtmfs.H efw `rmtm`hc tf`ogmqufs mg`culf `hccs, thdcmgb, arbhgmzhtmag jadmcmzmgb, pastmgb fflyfrs hgl

    `aarlmghtmgb vhg souttcfs ta tof paccs.

    Tmlfs ta tof ^accs; \of Tmlfs ta tof ^accs prabrhj whs lfvfcapfl hgl fxf`utfl ag h sthtf-dy-sthtfdhsms lfpfglmgb ag gffl hgl rfsaur`fs.

    Lry Tugs

    Lry Tugs hrf fssfgtmhc ear Emfcl Arbhgmzfrs hgl Pthbmgb Ca`htmag Lmrf`tars ta euccy

    uglfrsthgl woht ms fxpf`tfl ae tofj hgl ta mlfgtmey oacfs toht gffl ta df hllrfssfl

    prmar ta Fcf`tmag Lhy. Mt ms `rmtm`hc ta ohvf `cfhr `ajjugm`htmag hgl fxpf`thtmags ear tof

    Lry Tugs fsthdcmsofl wfcc mg hlvhg`f, hjagb hcc cfvfcs ae cfhlfrsomp. \oms hccaws sthee ta

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    584 `hjphmbg. Mg tof phst, `agstmtufg`y wariwhs prmjhrmcy ea`usfl ag fgbhbmgb `ajjugmty cfhlfrs ta suppart tof `hjphmbg, ta

    sfrvf hs surrabhtfs ear fvfgts hgl atofr fgbhbfjfgts, hgl ta rf`rumt vacugtffrs eraj

    tofmr gftwaris hgl `ajjugmtmfs. Hctoaubo sajf ae tof wari whs hmjfl ht suppartmgb

    tof braugl bhjf, mt whs gfvfr vfry systfjhtm` (f.b. prabrhj-dumclmgb) ar strhtfbm`

    (f.b. lhth-lrmvfg).

    Mg 4>84, mg hg httfjpt ta thif h lmeefrfgt, jarf ajprfofgsmvf hpprah`o ta agstmtufg`y

    arbhgmzmgb, tof `hjphmbg fsthdcmsofl Apfrhtmag Uatf ta sfrvf hs h `aarlmghtmgb oud

    ear `agstmtufg`y autrfh`o hgl arbhgmzmgb. Apfrhtmag Uatf warifl `casfcy h`rass

    tof `hjphmbg ta mgmtmhtf, pchg, hgl fxf`utf mgtfbrhtfl strhtfbmfs ta fgbhbf spf`m`

    `agstmtufg`mfs ghtmaghccy hgl mg fh`o ae tof dhttcfbraugl sthtfs. Ptrhtfbmfs mg`culfl

    prfss hjpcm`htmag, thrbftfl phml jflmh (\U, rhlma, hgl agcmgf), chrbf-s`hcf fvfgts wmto

    Rf ohl hg hwfsajf Chtmgas ear Adhjh fvfgt ht ofhlquhrtfrs!

    Mt whs brfht ta sff sajf ae tof shjf eh`fs woa wfrf ht aur Chtmga

    Autrfh`o earuj hbhmg tagmbot, oapfeuccy tofy wmcc turg aut ta df stragb

    praspf`ts hgl h brfht eauglhtmag ear aur Chtmgas ear Adhjh tfhj!

    - GAFC, EFCCAR MG @ACATHLA

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    ombo pracf surrabhtfs (f.b. Jhg `ag`frt wmto tof ^rfsmlfgt), hgl lmbmthc hgl fcl-

    dhsfl prabrhjs (hmjfl ht suppartmgb hph`mty dumclmgb, vatfr rfbmstrhtmag, pfrsuhsmag,

    hgl turgaut).

    Rajfg, yaugb pfapcf, Herm`hg Hjfrm`hgs, Chtmgas hgl Hsmhg Hjfrm`hgs hgl ^h`m`

    Mschglfrs (HH^Ms) df`hjf h prmjhry ea`us ear tof `hjphmbg. Fh`o whs h `rmtm`hc vatmgb

    dca` toht tabftofr ohl ofcpfl rfsmlfgt Adhjh h`omfvf h lf`msmvf vm`tary mg 4>>?, hgl

    fh`o pchyfl h ify racf mg ofcpmgb tof ^rfsmlfgt rfthmg tof Romtf Oausf. \of `hjphmbg

    hcsa lftfrjmgfl toht mt gfflfl ta jadmcmzf atofr mjparthgt `agstmtufg`mfs ta wmg,

    mg`culmgb dut gat cmjmtfl ta; cfsdmhg, bhy, dmsfxuhc, hgl/ar trhgsbfglfr pfapcf (CBD\s)9

    Kfwmso Hjfrm`hgs9 pfapcf ae ehmto9 hgl vftfrhgs hgl jmcmthry ehjmcmfs. Fxhjpcfs ae aur

    h``ajpcmsojfgts mg`culf;

    Mjpcfjfgtmgb radust feearts wmto tof Lmbmthc tfhj ta chug`o hgl suppart gujfraus ear Adhjh`agstmtufg`y braups. \ofsf feearts bfgfrhtfl ouglrfls ae toaushgls ae smbg-ups toht trhgschtfl ta

    gfw vacugtffr cfhls mg tof fcl.

    \of `hjphmbg pralu`fl gujfraus `agstmtufg`y-spf`m` lmbmthc pralu`ts (f.b. jm`rasmtfs, vmlfas,ft`.) hgl h `agsthgt strfhj ae pasts ag \wmttfr, Eh`fdaai, Lhsodahrl, hgl ghtmaghc hgl jm`rasmtf

    dcabs. \ofsf feearts bfgfrhtfl ouglrfls ae toaushgls ae gfw `agstmtufg`y smbg-ups hgl pralu`fl

    `agsmlfrhdcf fgtousmhsj hgl mgtfrfst hjagb `agstmtufg`mfs agcmgf.

    Lfvfcapmgb h ombocy su``fsseuc `hjphmbg ta fgbhbf yauto (Brfhtfr \abftofr) ag `accfbf hglugmvfrsmty hjpusfs. rfsmlfgt Adhjh hjpcmfl tof tofjf dy usmgb tof scabhg ag tof hjphmbg trhmc.

    Arbhgmzmgb h sfrmfs ae Rajfgs Pujjmts mg dhttcfbraugl sthtfs ta suppart pfrsuhsmag hgl `hph`mtydumclmgb h`tmvmtmfs hjagb wajfg. \of sujjmts bfgfrhtfl toaushgls ae gfw wajfg vacugtffrs.

    Fsthdcmsomgb Dhrdfrsoaps hgl Dfhuty Phcags hgl @agbrfbhtmag @hpthmgs prabrhjsta fgbhbf Herm`hg Hjfrm`hgs wmto tof `hjphmbg. \ofsf wfrf sajf ae tof stragbfst

    `agstmtufg`y-spf`mem` prabrhjs.

    Rarimgb wmto tof jflmh tfhj ta mjpcfjfgt h `ajprfofgsmvf phml jflmh feeart hmjfl ht Chtmga/Omsphgm` hulmfg`fs mg ify jflmh jhrifts. \of rst phml \U duy ae 4>84 whs h Pphgmso-chgbuhbf hl.

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    Feef`tmvf Ptrhtfbmfs

    Apfrhtmag Uatf fjpcayfl sfvfrhc feef`tmvf strhtfbmfs, mg`culmgb;

    ^chggmgb fhrcy; \fhjs toht wfrf hdcf ta rfh`o aut ta `ajjugmty cfhlfrs fhrcy eaugl jarf su``fssmg hlvhg`mgb prabrhjjhtm` bahcs. Ear mgsthg`f, sajf sthtfs `uctmvhtfl hgl dumct rfchtmagsomps

    wmto ehmto cfhlfrs fhrcy ag hgl wfrf hdcf ta fsthdcmso stragb, eug`tmagmgb ehmto hgl @agbrfbhtmag

    @hpthmg prabrhjs toht bfgfrhtfl h `agsthgt fflaw ae gfwcy rfbmstfrfl vatfrs hgl vacugtffrs.

    Tfspagl ta pacm`y hgl pacmtm`hc lfvfcapjfgts; Eaccawmgb tof rfpfhc ae Lagt Hsi, Lagt \fcc, tofCBD\ Uatf tfhj warifl ta hjpcmey toht h``ajpcmsojfgt toraubo f-jhmcs, fvfgts, vmlfas, sa`mhc

    jflmh pasts hgl prfss sthtfjfgts. \of rfspagsf whs avfrwofcjmgbcy pasmtmvf, hgl CBD\ Uatf

    whs hdcf ta bhrgfr jhgy gfw suppartfrs toraubo agcmgf smbg-ups, hs wfcc hs bfgfrhtf sudsthgtmhc

    pasmtmvf fhrgfl jflmh mg jhmgstrfhj, yauto hgl CBD\ prfss.

    Pthtfs fflfxmdmcmty; Pthtfs ohl tof erfflaj ta lftfrjmgf tof dfst whys ear Apfrhtmag Uatf tamgtfbrhtf jarf `casfcy wmto atofr lfphrtjfgts hgl `agtrmdutf ta tofmr ca`hc braugl bhjf. Ear

    mgsthg`f, sajf sthtfs lf`mlfl ta ohvf tofmr ]auto Uatf Lmrf`tars df rfspagsmdcf ear cfhlmgb h tfhj ae

    @hjpus Arbhgmzfrs ag `accfbf hgl ugmvfrsmty `hjpusfs, smg`f arbhgmzmgb ag `hjpusfs ms ugmquf. Mg hcc

    `hsfs, h stragb rfchtmagsomp dftwffg Apfrhtmag Uatf hgl tof brhssraats arbhgmzhtmag whs fssfgtmhc.

    Rohtfvfr tof jalfc fjpcayfl, sthtfs soaucl ohvf tof lms`rftmag ta lftfrjmgf woht

    `agstmtufg`y arbhgmzmgb hgl autrfh`o prabrhjs tofy whgt ta mjpcfjfgt. Hetfr hcc,

    tofrf ms ga agf-smzf-ts-hcc hpprah`o ta tof wari ear fvfry sthtf, hgl fh`o sthtf ohsugmqufcy lmeefrfgt `agstmtufg`y lyghjm`s.

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    ^HT\ M_

    \rhmgmgb

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    \THMGMGB

    Pujjhry hgl Jmssmag

    \of `hjphmbg `rfhtfl tof rst ghtmaghc trhmgmgb lfphrtjfgt mg ^rfsmlfgtmhc fcf`tmag

    omstary df`husf wf dfcmfvfl toht wfcc-trhmgfl sthee hgl vacugtffrs wfrf aur jast

    mjparthgt hlvhgthbf. H ghtmaghc trhmgmgb tfhj dumct h ghtmaghc `urrm`ucuj hgl brfw ta

    mg`culf trhmgmgb sthee mg dhttcfbraugl sthtfs woa hlhptfl toasf prabrhjs ta jfft ca`hc

    gffls. Rf lrfw eraj vhrmaus arbhgmzmgb tofarmfs hgl jalmfl tofj ta dfst lfvfcap

    aur sthee hgl vacugtffrs. Ear fxhjpcf, h ify ta tof AEH hpprah`o whs fgbhbmgb

    suppartfrs dy cmstfgmgb hgl hsimgb qufstmags jarf tohg yau thci hdaut yaursfce.

    \of trhmgmgb lfphrtjfgt ea`usfl ag eaur typfs ae trhmgmgb rf`rumtjfgt, mgtralu`tary,

    lfvfcapjfgthc hgl hlvhg`fl trhmgmgb ear torff htfbarmfs ae pfapcf sthee, vacugtffrs

    hgl efccaws. Hgy bmvfg trhmgmgb fvfgt `aucl df usfl ear sfvfrhc bahcs. Ear fxhjpcf, h

    trhmgmgb ta armfgt gfw vacugtffrs `aucl hcsa df h `ohg`f ta lfvfcap sthee cfhlfrsomp dy

    ohvmgb tofj lfsmbg hgl mjpcfjfgt tof trhmgmgb. \rhmgmgb prabrhjs hcsa ofcpfl rf`rumt

    lmvfrsf sthee, rfthmg fx`fccfgt sthee hgl vacugtffrs, hgl prajatf hg fgvmragjfgt ae

    fx`fccfg`f hgl cfhrgmgb mg tof Adhjh `hjphmbg.

    M gmsofl jy Pujjfr Efccaws trhmgmgb talhy hgl effc toht mt whs

    h waglfreuc fxpfrmfg`f. M jft pfapcf toht M hljmrf hgl rfspf`t hgl

    bhmgfl simccs toht wmcc gat agcy ofcp rffcf`t tof prfsmlfgt, dut wmcc

    hcsa ofcp jf ta lfvfcap jy cfhlfrsomp simccs. M hj sa bchl toht

    M jhlf toms `ajjmtjfgt ta Adhjh ear Hjfrm`h!

    - HGGF, EFCCAR MG \F_HP

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    ear fjpcayjfgt, tof prabrhj whs hdcf ta aeefr arbhgmzmgb appartugmtmfs ta h wmlfr

    papuchtmag ae tof prabrfssmvf `ajjugmty. Oastmgb tof prabrhj mg darlfr sthtfs

    pravmlfl vhcuhdcf sthee ta dhttcfbraugl sthtfs. H baal prh`tm`f whs jht`omgb darlfr

    sthtf omrfs ta ture mg dhttcfbraugl sthtfs toht whs `ucturhccy hghcabaus ta tofmr oajf

    ture.

    Pthee Agdahrlmgb

    Rofg drmgbmgb ag fcl sthee, sthtfs rfpartfl tof jast su``fss wofg tof pra`fss

    mg`culfl h fgtrhcmzfl agdahrlmgb trhmgmgb ae twa ar torff lhys, eaccawfl dy h pfrmal ae

    sohlawmgb fxpfrmfg`fl sthee mg tof fcl, hgl tofg mglmvmluhcmzfl ah`omgb mjpcfjfgtfl

    dy lmrf`t jhghbfrs. Agdahrlmgb trhmgmgb `avfrfl euglhjfgthcs ae arbhgmzmgb, lhth,

    lmbmthc, `ajjugm`htmags, tmjf jhghbfjfgt hgl pchggmgb. Ohvmgb Gfmbodaroaal \fhjCfhlfr phgfc lms`ussmags ht su`o trhmgmgbs soaw`hsfl tof fssfgtmhc racf ae vacugtffrs

    mg tof arbhgmzhtmag. Hetfr `fgtrhcmzfl trhmgmgb, sthtfs phmrfl gfw omrfs ear h efw lhys

    wmto quhcmty, fxpfrmfg`fl sthee ear ag-tof-kad trhmgmgb.

    Pthee Lfvfcapjfgt

    Mglmvmluhc `ah`omgb eraj jhghbfrs whs tof jast mjparthgt jftoal ae sthee

    lfvfcapjfgt. Atofr jftoals toht hllfl smbgm`hgtcy ta sthee lfvfcapjfgt mg`culfl

    sthtfwmlf jfftmgbs, rfbmaghc sthee jfftmgbs, pffr sohrmgb, hgl agcmgf trhmgmgbs. Mt whs

    mjparthgt mg hcc `hsfs ta fjpohsmzf jhghbfjfgt trhmgmgb.

    Agf vfry su``fsseuc sthee lfvfcapjfgt prabrhj pravmlfl ta OX hgl sthtf cfhlfrsomp

    whs tof Fxf`utmvf @ah`omgb ^rabrhj. Mg toms prabrhj, tof `hjphmbg rf`rumtfl ombocy

    fxpfrmfg`fl fxf`utmvf `ah`ofs ta vacugtffr hs agf-ag-agf `ah`ofs ear sthee mg

    jhghbfjfgt racfs torauboaut tof fcf`tmag `y`cf. \oms prabrhj rfsuctfl mg gatm`fhdcy

    jarf fe`mfgt prabrhjs wmto ombofr pfrearjhg`f, jarf shtmseh`tmag, hgl cfss `agfflm`t.

    Atofr sthee lfvfcapjfgt dfst prh`tm`fs mg`culfl;

    Lf`fgtrhcmzmgb trhmgmgb hgl mgvacvf sthee ht hcc cfvfcs, usmgb tofmr fxpfrtmsf hgl eurtofr lfvfcapmgb pffrs.

    Jhimgb usf ae taacs su`o hs agcmgf vmlfa `agefrfg`mgb, wfdmghrs, s`rffg `hpturf vmlfas hgl cf

    sohrmgb pchtearjs ta sohrf mgsmbots hgl rfsaur`fs.

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    Uacugtffr \rhmgmgbs

    Uacugtffr trhmgmgb prabrhjs ea`usfl ag rf`rumtmgb gfw vacugtffrs, mgtralu`mgb tof

    arbhgmzhtmag ta suppartfrs, hgl eurtofr lfvfcapmgb `urrfgt vacugtffrs hgl vacugtffr

    cfhlfrs. \of rhpml mg`rfhsf mg sthee hgl vacugtffrs fx`fflfl tof `hph`mty ae toftrhmgmgb lmrf`tars, rfqumrmgb atofr sthee hgl vacugtffrs ta aglu`t trhmgmgbs tofjsfcvfs.

    Lfvfcapmgb sthee hgl vacugtffrs hs trhmgfrs whs su``fsseuc df`husf mt soawfl tofj

    tofmr igawcflbf hgl fxpfrmfg`f whs vhcufl, ofcpmgb ta eurtofr h `ucturf ae cfhrgmgb

    hgl effldh`i. Dfst prh`tm`fs ear h vacugtffr trhmgmgb prabrhj mg`culf;

    Vsmgb vacugtffr trhmgmgbs ear rf`rumtjfgt, simcc-dumclmgb hgl cfhlfrsomp lfvfcapjfgt ae fxmstmgb stheehgl vacugtffrs.

    Mg`arparhtmgb trhmgmgb mgta jhrquff fvfgts cmif prmjhrmfs hgl atofr jmcfstagfs ta dumcl fgtousmhsj hglbraw tof arbhgmzhtmag fhrcy.

    Mlfgtmeymgb whys ta trhmg fhrcy hgl feef`tmvfcy ag lhth hgl lmbmthc taacs toht jhy df ugehjmcmhr armgtmjmlhtmgb ta gfw usfrs.

    Lfvfcapmgb sthee hgl vacugtffrs hs trhmgfrs gat kust df`husf yau wmcc gffl tofj hs trhmgfrs dut df`husftof dfst why ta cfhrg ms ta prfphrf ta trhmg atofrs.

    Efccaws ^rabrhj

    \of Adhjh Arbhgmzmgb Efccawsomp ms tof earjhc ghjf ear tof `hjphmbgs ghtmaghc

    arbhgmzmgb mgtfrgsomp prabrhj. Mt ohl h rmbaraus hppcm`htmag pra`fss (cfss tohg 46

    pfr`fgt h``fpthg`f rhtf), ajprfofgsmvf im`iaee trhmgmgbs, hgl eucc mgtfbrhtmag mgta tof

    `hjphmbgs wari hgl stru`turf. Jhgy ae tof dfst Efccaws `agtmgufl hs `hjphmbg sthee

    ar vacugtffr cfhlfrs, omttmgb tof braugl hcrfhly trhmgfl, tfstfl hgl rfhly ta ba. \of

    prabrhj pravmlfl mgvhcuhdcf arbhgmzmgb hph`mty, fspf`mhccy mg tof sujjfr wofg jhgy

    stulfgts warifl hs eucc-tmjf Efccaws. Mt hcsa aeefrfl h prmjf appartugmty ear bfhrmgb up

    `hjpus arbhgmzmgb prabrhjs, hs Pujjfr Efccaws `hg ba dh`i ta s`oaac hs `hjphmbg

    hjdhsshlars hgl rf`rumt vacugtffrs eraj tof stulfgt daly.

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    2>> vacugtffr chwyfrs ta sfrvf hs pacc wht`ofrs hgl mg atofr vacugtffr racfs.

    ^ravmlfl jarf tohg 0>> pacc adsfrvfr trhmgmgbs ta fgsurf aur vacugtffrs uglfrstaal tof fcf`tmag chw.

    @accf`tfl jarf tohg 8=,>>> mg`mlfgts toht wfrf rfsacvfl ht paccmgb ca`htmags ar toraubo cfbhc mgtfrvfgtmag.

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    Ecarmlh; Mg Hubust 4>84, h eflfrhc kulbf mssufl h rucmgb cmetmgb agfraus vatfr rfbmstrhtmag rfpartmgbrfqumrfjfgts hgl tof

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    ^HT\ _M

    Lmbmthc

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    LMBM\HC

    Avfrvmfw

    \oraubo stragb hgl pfrsmstfgt euglrhmsmgb, jfsshbmgb, hgl arbhgmzmgb apfrhtmags, tof

    lmbmthc prabrhj fgbhbfl suppartfrs wmto feef`tmvf hgl smjpcf whys ta ofcp wmg toms

    fcf`tmag mg tofmr awg `ajjugmtmfs. \of lmbmthc prabrhj whs tof jast `ajpcfx lmbmthc

    apfrhtmag hgy pacmtm`hc `hjphmbg ohs fvfr sffg, hgl lf`msmags wfrf lrmvfg dy rmbaraus

    tfstmgb hgl `cfhr jftrm`s. \of lmbmthc prabrhj apfrhtfl ag h euglhjfgthc dfcmfe toht mt

    waucl gat cfhvf hgy vatfr, hgy vacugtffr ar hgy appartugmty ear suppartfr fgbhbfjfgt

    ag tof thdcf. \oms hpprah`o wmlfgfl tof bhp dftwffg tof twa `hjphmbgs cfhlmgb up

    ta Fcf`tmag Lhy.

    \of bahcs ae tof lmbmthc prabrhj wfrf ga lmeefrfgt eraj bahcs h`rass tof `hjphmbg;

    rf`rumt hgl arbhgmzf vacugtffrs, rfbmstfr vatfrs, pfrsuhlf vatfrs, turg aut tof vatf hgl

    rhmsf jagfy ta ofcp phy ear mt hcc. \of lfphrtjfgt lml gat ohvf bahcs ear hppcm`htmag

    \alhy whs h baal lhy. M ohl twa agf ag agfs. Agf whs wmto h buy

    woa ohs gfvfr dffg mgvacvfl mg pacmtm`s, dut ms wmccmgb ta ofcp wmto

    lmbmthc hgl sa`mhc jflmh autrfh`o ear aur tfhj. Of ohs dffg pastmgb

    eh`ts eraj tof \ruto \fhj ta oms Eh`fdaai phbf, sohrmgb tof

    ^rfsmlfgts h``ajpcmsojfgts wmto oms gftwari.

    M hsifl omj ta la tof shjf ear aur tfhj.

    - T]HG, EMFCL ATBHGM [FT MG AOMA

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    lawgcahls ar trhe`, ar ermfgl/eaccawfr brawto. \oasf sarts ae jftrm`s wfrf ofcpeuc hs

    cfhlmgb mglm`htars ae aur pfrearjhg`f ta `arf bahcs, dut gat mg tofmr awg rmbot.

    Romcf tof bahcs ohvf rfjhmgfl tof shjf, tof tf`ogacabmfs frthmgcy ohvf lfvfcapfl. Mg

    4>>?, Eh`fdaai, \wmttfr, hgl sjhrt poagfs wfrf mg hcc mg tofmr rfchtmvf mgehg`y. \alhy,

    ^rfsmlfgt Adhjh ohs jarf tohg 0< jmccmag ermfgls ag Eh`fdaai hcagf. \oasf 0< jmccmag

    pfapcf hrf ermfgls wmto jarf tohg =? pfr`fgt ae V.P.-dhsfl Eh`fdaai usfrs jarf tohg

    tof gujdfr ae pfapcf woa vatf. Mg h tmjf wofrf jhgy vatfrs hrf sifptm`hc ae pacmtm`hc

    `ajjugm`htmag dut trust tof vmfws ae tofmr awg ermfgls, toms whs mg`rflmdcy mjparthgt.

    Rarimgb `casfcy tof `hjphmbgs \f`ogacaby tfhj, tof Lmbmthc tfhj fxphglfl hgl

    fgbhbfl agcmgf `ajjugmtmfs ae vacugtffrs wmto mggavhtmgb taacs cmif Lhsodahrl hgl

    tof @hcc \aac. \of prabrhj hcsa lravf vatfrs ta gfw saur`fs ae vatmgb mgearjhtmag

    agcmgf, cmif BatthTfbmstfr.`aj hgl tof hjphmbgs paccmgb pch`f hgl fhrcy-vatf ca`htmag

    caaiup taac. Hcc ae tofsf smtfs pravmlfl mggavhtmvf whys ear usfrs ta sohrf mgearjhtmag

    hgl `aggf`t wmto tofmr ermfgls, drmgbmgb jarf hgl jarf pfapcf mgta tof arbhgmzhtmag.

    Mg hllmtmag ta tof ghtmaghc prabrhj, fh`o sthtf rhg mts awg lmbmthc prabrhj. \ofsf

    prabrhjs pralu`fl `agtfgt rfchtfl ta sthtf-spf`m` fcf`tmag lfhlcmgfs, rfbmaghc

    jfsshbmgb hgl prajatmgb fcl prmarmtmfs. Ohvmgb mglmvmluhc prabrhjs dhsfl mg fvfry

    sthtf fghdcfl tof lmbmthc lfphrtjfgt ta wari ag sthtf-spf`m` mssufs cmif tof rfvmvhc ae

    tof huta mglustry mg Aoma, ar Chtmga-spf`m` jfsshbmgb mg Gfvhlh.

    Fvfrytomgb tof Lmbmthc prabrhj lml t mgta agf ae torff prmarmtmfs; euglrhmsmgb,

    jfsshbmgb, ar arbhgmzmgb.

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    Euglrhmsmgb

    Hs wmto hgy `hjphmbg, euglrhmsmgb whs `rmtm`hc ta vm`tary. \oms fcf`tmag, oawfvfr,

    `hjf wmto mts awg sohrf ae `ohccfgbfs.

    \of Puprfjf @aurts lf`msmag mg @mtmzfgs Vgmtfl bhvf pawfreuc pchyfrs cmif Ihrc

    Tavf, tof Ia`o dratofrs, hgl Pofclag Hlfcsag h caulfr vam`f mg tof 4>84 fcf`tmag,

    apfgmgb up tof passmdmcmty ae vmrtuhccy ugcmjmtfl `hso ear tof atofr smlf. \of Adhjh

    `hjphmbg gfflfl ta rhmsf h cat ae jagfy eraj sjhcc-lacchr lagars mg arlfr ta df

    hdcf ta pchy ht tof shjf cfvfc.

    \ofsf ohccfgbfs jfhgt toht tof lmbmthc prabrhj auclgt rfcy ag tof 4>>? pchydaai.\of prabrhj waucl ohvf ta la ju`o jarf tohg pm`i mt up, rug tof shjf pchys hgl

    fxpf`t ta df su``fsseuc. \a wmg, Lmbmthc waucl gffl ta `agvmg`f suppartfrs tofmr $6

    waucl jhif h lmeefrfg`f, hgl ta prmarmtmzf euglrhmsmgb avfr atofr adkf`tmvfs wofg

    gfflfl. Hgl tofy lml; jmccmags ae pfapcf mgvfstfl mg tof `hjphmbg, ofcpmgb us omt

    aur euglrhmsmgb bahcs hgl dumcl tof arbhgmzhtmag.

    \a la toms, Lmbmthc dumct hg hcjast-adsfssmvf ucturf ae aptmjmzhtmag. \of lfvfcapjfgt

    hgl hghcytm`s tfhjs warifl ta aptmjmzf fvfry laghtf phbf hgl tof fjhmc tfhj waucl

    tfst up ta 8? lmeefrfgt jfsshbfs ag euglrhmsmgb fjhmcs. \oms typf ae H/D tfstmgb whs

    fvfrywofrf. Pajftmjfs, tofsf tfsts wfrf jfrfcy ta pravmlf h soart-tfrj cmet, aetfg

    hraugl tof jhrbmgs. Dut jhgy ymfclfl cagbfr-tfrj cfssags toht waugl up bumlmgb

    tof prabrhj. Mg agf phrtm`uchr tfst, H/D tfstmgb soawfl toht tof warst pfrearjmgb

    fjhmc sfbjfgt waucl ohvf cfet jarf tohg ?> pfr`fgt ae tof rfvfguf ag tof thdcf.

    Jfsshbmgb

    Hjpcmeymgb tof jfsshbf ae tof `hglmlhtf ms h `fgtrhc racf ae h `hjphmbg. Lmbmthc

    ofcpfl `ajjugm`htf h `agsmstfgt jfsshbf toht erhjfl tof `hglmlhtf hgl tof sthtf

    ae tof rh`f, hgl hcsa jhlf surf toht jfsshbf whs `hptmvhtmgb fgaubo ta sohrf. \a

    la toms, tof lmbmthc tfhj gfflfl ta dumcl hg hutofgtm` ajjugmty ae suppartfrs hgl

    jatmvhtf tofj ta pchy h phrt mg tof pra`fss. \oms jfhgt glmgb `ajpfccmgb, `rfhtmvf

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    whys ta thci hdaut tof ^rfsmlfgts h``ajpcmsojfgts, womcf `agtmgumgb ta fxpchmg

    woy Jmtt Tajgfy whs tof wragb `oam`f ta cfhl tof Hjfrm`hg pfapcf. Me Lmbmthc

    su``fflfl, tof `ajjugmty ae suppartfrs waucl sfrvf hs eurtofr hjpcm`htmag; tofy,

    mg turg, waucl ofcp drahl`hst tof `hjphmbgs jfsshbmgb ta tofmr awg gftwaris.

    Lfpfglmgb ag tof typf ae mgearjhtmag ht ohgl, Lmbmthc draif lawg jfsshbmgb mgta

    torff typfs ae pusofs.

    H prajatmag ae pchggfl fvfgts ar pralu`ts ta suppart tof `hjphmbgs jfsshbf ae tof jajfgt,mg `aarlmghtmag wmto tof `ajjugm`htmags tfhj. Fxhjpcfs avfr tof `aursf ae tof `hjphmbg

    mg`culfl pasmtmvf pusofs surrauglmgb tof Hjfrm`hg Kads H`t, tof Pthtf ae tof Vgmag, hgl pusomgb

    h``ajpcmsojfgts cmif Adhjh`hrf hgl CBD\ rmbots. Ag tof `agtrhst smlf, tof `hjphmbg erhjfl

    Tajgfys tmjf ht Dhmg @hpmthc, bat tof warl aut hdaut Tajgfys Jhssh`ousftts rf`arl, tarf lawg

    Tajgfys thx pchg, hgl pusofl Tajgfy hgl Tyhgs sfce-lfs`rmdfl sfvfrfcy `agsfrvhtmvf rf`arls.

    Thpml rfspagsf ta htth`is dy tof Tajgfy `hjphmbg ag tof ^rfsmlfgt. \ofsf typm`hccy mg`culflvmlfas, smbg-ag phbfs, fjhmcs, dcab pasts hgl \ruto \fhj `agtfgt.

    H rfvmthcmzhtmag ae fxmstmgb `agtfgt ta rfmtfrhtf phst jfsshbfs wmtomg tof `hjphmbgs avfrhr`omgberhjf. Eaccawmgb chrbf-s`hcf fvfgts cmif tof lfdhtf ar tof `agvfgtmag, tof `hjphmbg fxpfrmfg`fl h

    qumft pfrmal wofrf rfturgmgb dh`i ta aur ify jfsshbfs whs `ru`mhc.

    Arbhgmzmgb

    Lmbmthc arbhgmzmgb ofcpfl drmlbf tof bhp dftwffg tof agcmgf h`tmvmty hgl aefflmgf

    h`tmag. \of Lmbmthc prabrhj strmvfl ta jfft suppartfrs hgl vacugtffrs wofrf tofy

    wfrf hgl javf tofj up woht whs igawg hs tof chllfr ae fgbhbfjfgt. \oms jfhgt

    toht suppartfrs wfrf hsifl ta thif h`tmags smjmchr ta agfs tofy ohl thifg dfearf,

    dut toht wfrf `agsmlfrfl h dmt jarf mgvacvfl. Hs tofy phrtm`mphtfl, suppartfrs

    waucl mg`rfhsf tofmr phrtm`mphtmag agcmgf hgl ag tof braugl.

    Mggavhtmvf agcmgf taacs hgl th`tm`s wfrf ear`f juctmpcmfrs, hccawmgb tof `hjphmbg ta

    fgbhbf h chrbf gujdfr ae pfapcf mg `rfhtmvf whys, cfvfrhbf tof sa`mhc brhpo ae aur

    suppartfrs hgl uctmjhtfcy dumcl tof brhssraats pawfr.

    Lmbmthc fvhcuhtfl su``fssfs ag h lhmcy dhsms dato quhgtmthtmvfcy hgl quhcmthtmvfcy.

    Xuhgtmthtmvfcy, tof prabrhj caaifl ht oaw jhgy pfapcf taai h`tmag, oaw jhgy

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    ?88 mg `agkug`tmag

    wmto tof fcl tfhj hgl sohrfl tof shjf `cfhr pohsfs toht tof fgtmrf arbhgmzhtmag

    eaccawfl. Mt whs mjparthgt ta chy aut tofsf pohsfs `cfhrcy, `ajjugm`htf toasf

    pohsfs ta fvfryagf hgl fsthdcmso `cfhr bahcs toht cmgfl up wmto fh`o.

    Arbhgmzhtmag Dumclmgb

    Arbhgmzhtmag dumclmgb hjf dato eraj hstmgb h wmlf gft ta fgbhbf h chrbf gujdfr

    ae pfapcf hgl eraj dumclmgb tof mgerhstru`turf ta `hpturf tof fgfrby ae tof jast

    fgbhbfl suppartfrs.

    Dumclmgb cmsts hgl hulmfg`fs ag fvfry `ohggfc hccawfl tof `hjphmbg ta jhif h

    rfcfvhgt hsi ae suppartfrs. Lmbmthc whs hdcf ta drmgb suppartfrs ag dahrl wmto caw-

    mgtfgsmty h`tmags ag tof pchtearjs tofy wfrf hcrfhly ag.

    \of fhsmfst whs h smjpcf rfqufst ta smbg h pftmtmag ar smbg-up toraubo hgatofr earj.

    Fhrcy mg tof `hjphmbg, gfw suppartfrs wfrf jastcy lmrf`tfl ta tof Mj Mg earj.

    Rofg pfapcf sfce-mlfgtmfl hs mg, tofy wfrf phrt ae h sjhccfr braup ae h`tmvf

    suppartfrs toht waucl df `ah`ofl ta javf up tof chllfr ae fgbhbfjfgt. Dy tof

    fgl ae tof `hjphmbg, jarf tohg 82 jmccmag pfapcf ohl dffg h`tmvf ag tof fjhmc cmst.

    Lmbmthc hcsa dumct mgerhstru`turf ta ohrgfss tof `hph`mty tofy wfrf ofcpmgb dumcl. \of

    prabrhj lml toms mg twa whys; dy jhimgb surf toht tof fcl tfhj ohl hcc tof lhth ear

    tof pfapcf woa ohl thifg h`tmag hgl whgtfl ta bft mgvacvfl, hgl dy dumclmgb taacs

    toht fjpawfrfl pfapcf woa whgtfl ta thif h`tmag ta la sa agcmgf.

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    \of rst phrt jhimgb surf suppartfrs hgl vacugtffrs aucl df fhsmcy mlfgtmfl dy tof

    `hjphmbg mg tof fcl rfqumrfl h `ajpcfx jhp ae lhth mgtfbrhtmag dftwffg sfvfrhc

    lmeefrfgt lhthdhsfs. \oms jfhgt toht suppartfrs woa smbgfl up agcmgf wfrf phssfl

    ta tof hppraprmhtf fcl arbhgmzfr mg tofmr ca`hc `ajjugmty. \oms hccawfl arbhgmzfrs

    ta jhif agcmgf smbg ups phrt ae tofmr vacugtffr rf`rumtjfgt cmst. \of `hjphmbgs

    fvfgts jhghbfjfgt systfj sfgt TPU^s toraubo h smjmchr syg`. \orauboaut tof

    `hjphmbg, jarf tohg 0>>,>>> fvfgts wfrf ofcl, httfglfl dy jarf tohg 8.4 jmccmag

    pfapcf, jhgy ae woaj `hjf eraj agcmgf jadmcmzhtmag.

    \of sf`agl phrt fgbhbmgb vacugtffrs mg tofmr awg oajfs rfqumrfl eucc fgbhbfjfgt

    prabrhjs hraugl aur agcmgf taacs. Lhsodahrl, `hcc taac, aur fvfgts jhghbfjfgt

    systfj, hgl apfg brhpo hrf sajf fxhjpcfs ae tofsf taacs toht wfrf `ru`mhc ta

    dumclmgb aur `hph`mty.

    Uatfr Tfbmstrhtmag

    Hcc agcmgf vatfr rfbmstrhtmags wfrf euggfcfl toraubo BatthTfbmstfr.`aj. Df`husf ae

    tof vhrymgb vatfr rfbmstrhtmag chws hgl sthtf-spf`m` lfhlcmgfs, fh`o sthtfs vatfr

    rfbmstrhtmag prabrhj whs ugmqufcy lfsmbgfl.

    Lhth mglm`htfl tof jhkarmty ae tof `hjphmbgs fjhmc cmst whs rfbmstfrfl ta vatf, sa

    tof agcmgf prabrhj fjpawfrfl tofj hs jfssfgbfrs hgl arbhgmzfrs, hgl suppartfrs

    wfrf hsifl ta tfcc tofmr ermfgls ta bft rfbmstfrfl. \oms whs agf ae tof rst usfs ear

    Eh`fdaai thrbftfl sohrmgb.

    Mg hllmtmag ta BatthTfbmstfr.`aj, tof Lmbmthc prabrhj whs hg mgtfbrhc racf mg rf`rumtmgb

    ear vatfr rfbmstrhtmag lrmvfs hgl jfsshbmgb ta suppartfrs mg ify sthtfs hraugl tof

    lfhlcmgf. Hs h rfsuct, jarf tohg h jmccmag pfapcf ccfl aut h vatfr rfbmstrhtmag earj

    agcmgf. \ofsf vatfrs ofcpfl jhif up tof wmg jhrbmg mg ify sthtfs h`rass tof `augtry.

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    Fhrcy Uatf hgl BA\U

    Fhrcy vatf whs h ify phrt ae tof `hjphmbg hgl fssfgtmhc ta vm`tary. Df`husf tof chws

    mg fh`o sthtf lmeefr sa lrhjhtm`hccy, toms prabrhj vhrmfl sthtf-dy-sthtf. Pajf sthtfs

    lfvfcapfl h sthtf-spf`m` fhrcy vatf drhgl. Ear fxhjpcf, Mawh usfl Df tof Emrst

    hgl Aoma usfl Aoma Uatfs Fhrcy.

    \of lmbmthc prabrhj hcsa ea`usfl ag jhimgb fhrcy vatf tof rmbot, fhsy tomgb ta la,

    dy tfccmgb starmfs ae pfapcf woa vatfl fhrcy hgl usmgb h cat poatas hgl brhpom`s ta

    jhif fhrcy vatf effc cmif tof garj.

    \of lmbmthc prabrhj ohl h efw dhsm` BA\U hsis; jhif `hccs, sohrf wmto yaur ermfgls,

    ba ta h sthbmgb ca`htmag hgl ba vatf. \of hpprah`o whs dhsfl ag tof prfjmsf toht

    tof vhst jhkarmty ae suppartfrs ag tof cmst wfrf cmifcy ta vatf, sa mt ea`usfl ag hsimgb

    tofj ta tfcc tofmr ermfgls ta vatf.

    @ag`cusmag

    \of lmbmthc prabrhj whs h ify phrt ae tof su``fss ae tof 4>84 `hjphmbg. \of lmbmthc

    prabrhj taai rmsis ta mgvfst mg gfw hrfhs hgl mlfhs hgl toht phml lmvmlfgls. Hsh rfsuct, tof `hjphmbg whs hdcf ta fgbhbf jarf pfapcf, dumcl h `ajjugmty ae

    agcmgf suppartfrs, hgl fjpawfr toasf suppartfrs ta jhif h lmeefrfg`f. Lmbmthc wmcc

    `agtmguf ta df h eauglhtmag ae `hjphmbgs ae tof euturf ta fgbhbf tof fxmstmgb

    suppartfr dhsf, gl pfapcf agcmgf hgl javf tofj up tof chllfr ae fgbhbfjfgt.

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    ^HT\ _MM

    \f`ogacaby

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    \F@OGACAB]

    Pujjhry hgl Jmssmag

    \f`ogacaby pchyfl hg ugprf`flfgtfl racf mg tof 4>84 hjphmbg hs h truf ear`f juctmpcmfr.

    \of Adhjh @hjphmbg draubot mg h lmeefrfgt hgl ombofr cfvfc ae tf`ogm`hc thcfgt eraj

    autsmlf pacmtm`s sa toht wf `aucl mgtfbrhtf pralu`t lfvfcapjfgt wmto sudkf`t-hrfh

    pacmtm`hc fxpfrtmsf. Ear fxhjpcf, thcfgtfl lfvfcapfrs warifl `casfcy wmto arbhgmzfrs

    hgl vacugtffr cfhlfrs ta hssfss tofmr ugmquf gffls wofg lfvfcapmgb Lhsodahrl tof

    @hjphmbgs agcmgf arbhgmzmgb taac. \oms fghdcfl appartugmtmfs ear rfhc mggavhtmag, su`o

    hs tof usf ae hghcytm`s ta lrmvf fcf`tarhc strhtfby hgl tof `rfhtmag ae pralu`ts cmif

    Lhsodahrl, Ghrwohc, hgl \hrbftfl Pohrmgb. Caaimgb earwhrl, tf`ogacabm`hc mggavhtmag

    wmcc `agtmguf ta df h `arf `ajpagfgt ae su``fsseuc `hjphmbgs.

    Mj warimgb wmto h pfrsag woa ms dfl-rmllfg wmto `hg`fr dut woa

    whgts ta vacugtffr. Mvf dffg fx`ohgbmgb jfsshbfs wmto omj toraubo

    Lhsodahrl, hgl Mvf dffg whcimgb omj toraubo oaw ta

    sthrt jhimgb poagf `hccs usmgb tof `hcc taac. Ofs fx`mtfl toht ofs

    hdcf ta `agtrmdutf sajftomgb ta rf-fcf`tmgb tof ^rfsmlfgt.

    - DAD, GFMBODATOAAL \FHJ CFHLFT MG @HCMEATGMH

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    Feef`tmvf Ptrhtfbmfs

    \of rst tomgb tof tf`ogacaby tfhj ea`usfl ag whs aur pchtearj df`husf wf gfflfl

    ta dumcl tof tf`ogacaby toht waucl oast hgl suppart hcc ae tof sudsfqufgt hppcm`htmags.

    Poartcy hetfr, wf dfbhg dumclmgb mjparthgt `hjphmbg hppcm`htmags, su`o hs tof agcmgf

    starf, BatthTfbmstfr.`aj, hgl Lhsodahrl. Hs wf hpprah`ofl BA\U, tof jast mjparthgt

    jmcfstagf whs jhimgb surf toht aur tf`ogacaby lmlgt ehmc. Ag`f hg hppcm`htmag pravfl

    ta df rfsmcmfgt, wf uglfrstaal toht mt ohl rfh`ofl mts chst jmcfstagf hgl whs rfhly

    ta suppart aur jast mjparthgt wari. Rf lfvfcapfl jhgy pralu`ts usmgb tofsf

    jftoalacabmfs, hgl ohl h gujdfr ae dmb wmgs. Ofrf hrf h efw;

    Mlfgtmty; Agf ae tof dmbbfst pradcfjs ht tof sthrt ae tof `hjphmbg whs toht fh`o hppcm`htmagrfqumrfl juctmpcf usfr h``augts hgl phsswarls. Mg Jhy 4>84 wf cft hcc usfrs awg h smgbcf mlfgtmty,

    rfsuctmgb mg mg`rfhsfl `agvfgmfg`f, smbgups, cabmgs hgl sthdmcmty ear tof lurhtmag ae tof `hjphmbg.

    Lhsodahrl; Hctoaubo tof Lhsodahrl chug`o whs chtfr tohg oapfl, mt turgfl aut ta df h brfht whyear vacugtffrs ta arbhgmzf agcmgf. \ofrf hrf jhgy h``augts ae oaw usfrs woa usfl Lhsodahrl wfrf

    jarf pralu`tmvf hgl oaw pfapcf woa garjhccy `auclgt vacugtffr wfrf hdcf ta la sa, su`o hs rurhc

    usfrs woa wfrf ehr eraj h fcl ae`f. Lurmgb BA\U, wf usfl Lhsodahrl ta sfgl hdaut 0 jmccmag

    jfsshbfs ta mts usfrs.

    Ghrwohc; Eraj h purf tf`ogacaby sthglpamgt, toms hccawfl us ta javf ehstfr wmto jarf sthdmcmty.Ghrwohc hccawfl us gat ta ohvf lawgtmjf lurmgb BA\U.

    Mgtfbrhtmag; Aur lhth mgtfbrhtmag systfj sacvfl h pradcfj toht arbhgmzhtmags hcc avfr waucl cavfta sacvf; Rf wfrf hdcf ta thif lhth eraj hcc ae aur lmsphrhtf systfjs hgl jfrbf tofj, hccawmgb

    jarf pfapcf ta df dfttfr `agth`tfl. Mg tof fgl, toms lhth whs jarf rfcmhdcf hgl jarf h``urhtf tohg

    prfvmauscy dumct systfjs.

    Uatfr\aacs; Lurmgb BA\U wf jhlf 0 jmccmag `hccs wmto tof `hcc taac. Lurmgb vatfr rfbmstrhtmag, wfrfbmstfrfl jarf tohg h jmccmag vatfrs. \of taacs wfrf ehst, rfcmhdcf hgl `agsmstfgt.

    Lawgtmjf; Ear tof jagto ae A`tadfr, wf tfstfl hgl ehmcfl aur hppcm`htmags `agsthgtcy. Rf ehmcflfvfry hspf`t ae tof hppcm`htmag hgl mts systfjs ta uglfrsthgl fxh`tcy oaw mt waucl ehmc hgl oaw wf

    gffl ta rfh`t hgl rfdaugl. \oms hccawfl aur fgbmgffrs hgl tfhjs ta fgsurf wf wauclgt ba lawg

    lurmgb BA\U.

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    Appartugmtmfs

    Ae aursf, tofrf hrf appartugmtmfs ta agtmguf ta mggavhtf. H efw rf`ajjfglhtmags ear

    tof euturf hrf;

    Caai ta usfrs ear bumlhg`f; Rf eaugl toht ag`f wf spfgt tmjf wmto vacugtffrs hgl cfhrgfl oawtofy wfrf mgtfrh`tmgb wmto tof saetwhrf, wf `aucl dfttfr thmcar aur lfvfcapjfgt ta woht pfapcf

    h`tuhccy gfflfl. \of usfrs gffls hgl tof usfr fxpfrmfg`f soaucl df `fgtrhc ta hgy tf`ogacaby

    lfvfcapjfgts.

    Lfphrtjfgthc mgtfbrhtmag; \of tf`ogacaby arbhgmzhtmag whs chrbfcy h sfrvm`f durfhu ta tof rfst aetof `hjphmbg, wom`o whs h sfgsmdcf stru`turf ear h gfw fgtrhgt mgta tof `hjphmbg fgvmragjfgt.

    Caaimgb earwhrl, eurtofr mgtfbrhtmag ae tf`ogacaby waucl df dfgf`mhc. Ear fxhjpcf, wf `aucl

    mgsfrt fxpfrmfg`fl tf`ogacaby pralu`t jhghbfrs mgta fh`o lfphrtjfgt ta ofcp `aarlmghtf

    tf`ogacaby rfqufsts.

    Vctmjhtfcy, womcf tofrf wfrf `ohccfgbfs mg lfvfcapmgb hgl mgtfbrhtmgb h lfphrtjfgt

    toht whs sa gfw ta h pacmtm`hc `hjphmbg, tof tf`ogacaby lfphrtjfgt whs hdcf ta dumcl h

    chrbf fgtfrprmsf pchtearj hgl sfvfrhc mjparthgt pralu`ts toht fghdcfl usfrs ta fxf`utf

    ag tof jast mjparthgt wari.

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    Lhth hgl Hghcysms

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    LH\H HGL HGHC]PMP

    \of `hjphmbg whs jftrm`s-lrmvfg bumlfl dy tof dfcmfe toht lf`msmags soaucl df

    mgearjfl dy lhth hgl toht prabrhjs soaucl sft hgl h`omfvf quhgtmhdcf bahcs. Hs h

    rfsuct, lhth, hghcysms hgl rfpartmgb pchyfl hg mgfflufgtmhc racf h`rass tof `hjphmbg. \of

    `hjphmbg lfvfcapfl h lhth-lrmvfg `ucturf hgl lfpcayfl sapomstm`htfl lhth taacs hgl

    tfhjs, ofcpmgb `rfhtf fe`mfg`y torauboaut tof arbhgmzhtmag.

    Lhth hgl hghcysms wfrf usfl ta h`omfvf tof eaccawmgb su``fssfs;

    Ofcpfl lmrf`t `hjphmbg rfsaur`fs tawhrls tof jast fe`mfgt hrfhs ear vatfr rfbmstrhtmag, pfrsuhsmaghgl turgaut, mg`culmgb fhrcy vatf hgl vatf dy jhmc jhimgb dfttfr usf ae vacugtffr tmjf.

    Fjpcayfl lhth taacs ta fjpawfr vacugtffrs ta df lhth-lrmvfg. \rhmgfl vacugtffrs hgl arbhgmzfrs tausf lhth systfjs su`o hs Uatfdumclfr ta `agth`t tof dfst cmsts ae patfgtmhc vacugtffrs hgl vatfrs.

    Mg`rf


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