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GANGA SINGH DHILLON


gMgw isMG iF`loN

gMgw isMG iF`loN (5.7.1928 – 24.9.2014) dw jnm, p`CmI pMjwb dy Sy^Upurw izlHw dy ipf c`k nMbr 18 (nwnkwxw swihb dy nyVy) ivc, s. kwhn isMG iF`loN dy Gr hoieAw sI[ aus ny dsvIN qk dI pVHweI nwnkwxw swihb Kwlsw hweI skUl ivc kIqI qy iPr is`K nYSnl kwlj lwhOr ivc dwi^lw lY ilAw[ aus dI pihlI igR&qwrI 6 jUn 1947 dy idn hoeI sI[sMn 1947 dI pMjwb dI vMf vyly hoey &swdW ivc aus dw ipqw 31 Agsq 1947 dy idn mwirAw igAw[ ies smyN aus nUM joigMdr isMG mwn (ipqw ismrnjIq isMG mwn) ny ipqw vrgw ipAwr id`qw[ aus nUM AwpxI zmIn dy bdly b`sI pTwxW ivc zmIn Alwt hoeI sI[sMn 1955 ivc jd Bwrq srkwr v`loN hom minstr pMfq vlB BweI pMq ny nwnkwxw swihb Aqy hor gurduAwirAW nUM ‘ievYkueI pRwprtI AYkt’ hyT srkwr dy kMtrol ivc r`Kxw ’qy dsq^q kIqy qW ies ny ies dy i^lw& zbrdsq pRcwr kIqw ijs kwrn aus nUM ‘sikaUirtI AYkt’ hyT igR&qwr rk ky fyF swl kYd r`iKAw igAw[ s. joigMdr isMG mwn dI pRyrxw skdw auh sMn 1958 ivc AmrIkw clw igAw qy iek swQI dI mdd nwl vrjInIAw ivc v`s igAw[sMn 1963 ivc aus ny hwkI dI iek tIm bxweI Aqy jOhn kYnyfI dI Xwd ivc mYc krvwieAw ijs dI pRDwngI knyfI dy Brw ny kIqI[ ies ivc pwiksqwn dI tIm vI KyfI sI[ ies nwl pwiksqwnIAW nwl aus dy sbMD bxny SurU ho gey[ aus dI mulwkwq jnrl AXUb nwl vI hoeI[sMn 1975 ivc auh pwiksqwn igAw[ aus ny zuli&kwr AlI Bu`to nwl mulwkwq kIqI[

sMn 1971 dI jMg mgroN pwiksqwn ivcly gurduAwirAW nwnkwxw swihb Aqy bwkI swry gurduAwirAW dI hwlq ^rwb ho cukI sI ikauN ik Bwrq qoN j`iQAW dw Awauxw bMd ho cukw sI[ aus ny nwnkwxw swihb &waUNfySn bxw ky gurduAwirAW dI syvw-sMBwl SurU krvweI[ sMn 1976 ivc aus dI mulwkwq vzIr zhUr ielwhI nwl hoeI, jo dosqI ivc bdl geI[ zhUr ielwhI ny gurU nwnk purb ’qy hr swl 3000 is`KW nUM vIzw dyx dI SurUAwq kIqI[ zhUr ielwhI ny ienHW j`iQAW nUM Awpxy &wrm hwaUs ’qy dwAvqW vI id`qIAW[ ieh vI crcw c`lI sI ik auh jnrl izAw-aul-h`k dw jmwqI sI (jo shI nhIN sI)[

3000 is`KW nUM vIzw imlxw SurU hox mgroN jd auh Bwrq AwieAw qW cI& Kwlsw dIvwn ny aus dw snmwn kIqw[ mwrc 1981 ivc cI& Kwlsw dIvwn ny swlwnw ‘is`K AYjUkySnl kwn&rµs’ cµfIgVH ivc aus dI pRDwngI hyT krvweI[ ies dy 15 mwrc 1981 dy sYSn ivc bhuq swry is`K nOjvwn Aqy ivdvwn hwizr sn[ ies kwn&rµs ivc Acwnk hI Aijhw mwhOl bx igAw ik ies mOky ’qy hwizr ivdvwnW Aqy nOjvwnW ny ‘is`K iek v`KrI kOm hn’ Aqy ‘is`KW ƒ XU.AYn.E. ivc AYsoiseyt mYNbriSp id`qI jwvy’ dw mqw zor pw ky pws krvw ilAw[ ies mqy nUM pyS krn dw ishrw gMgw isMG iF`loN nUM id`qw jWdw hY[pr Asl ivc ieh ishrw aunHW nOjvwnW ƒ jWdw hY ijnHW ny aus vyly rOlw pw ky AYlwn kr id`qw ik jdoN q`k ‘is`KW dI kOmIAq Aqy AYsosIeyt mYNbriSp’ vwlw mqw pws nhIN ho jWdw audoN q`k kwn&rµs dI kwrvweI nhIN c`lx id`qI jwvygI[ Sor pwaux vwly nOjvwn sn: dl Kwlsw dy vrkr hrismrn isµG, hrijMdr isMG idlgIr, sqnwm isµG pwauNtw swihb, au~qm isµG, gurpRIq isµG, rUipµdr isµG ngwrI vZYrw[

dUjy pwsy cI& Kwlsw dIvwn ny, Awpxy iek rjvwVw iksm dy mYNbr Aqy srkwr dy tofI, au~jl isµG v`loN ies nukqy ’qy pRotYst krn Aqy AsqI&w dyx qoN fr ky, 15 mwrc 1981 ƒ pws kIqw mqw vwips lY ilAw[ (ies au~jl isµG dI qvwrI^ pihloN vI is`K msly bwry ‘duSmxW-vrgI’ sI[ hor qW hor jdoN 4 julweI 1955 dy idn pulIs drbwr swihb kµplYks ivc dwi^l hoeI sI qy cI& Kwlsw dIvwn ny ies ’qy ros zwihr kIqw sI qW audoN vI ies ros dy i^lw& au~jl isµG ny AsqI&w dy id`qw sI (Xwin auh drbwr swihb ’qy hoey hmly nUM jwiez mMndw sI)[ auh hr is`K-mu&wd dy nukqy ’qy pµQ dy muKwil&W dw swQ dy ky pµQ-duSmxW qoN zwqI &wiedw lYNdw rihµdw sI)[ ‘is`K iek kOm hn’ dw mqw is`K AYjUkySnl kwn&rµs ny pws kIqw sI qy cI& ^wlsw dIvwn vloN ies ƒ vwips nhIN sI ilAw jw skdw[ ies kr ky mqy qoN AlihdgI cI& Kwlsw dIvwn dI ho skdI hY nw ik is`K AYjUkySnl kwn&rµs dI[ is`K AYjUkYSnl kwn&rMs ies nUM vwips lY skdI sI pr aus nUM ies vwsqy spYSl iejlws bulwauxw pYxw sI jW Agly swl dI kwn&rMs qk aufIkxw pYxw sI[

auN\ vI ies jQybµdI vloN ieh mqw ‘vwips’ lYx nwl koeI &rk nhIN sI pYNdw, ikauNik ies jQybµdI dI lokW ivc koeI hsqI nhIN sI[ aultw, ies kwrvweI mgroN hr pwsy is`K dIvwnW, jlisAW, mIitµgW, sYmInwrW qy hor iek`TW ivc ‘is`K iek kOm hn’ Aqy ‘XU.AYn.E. ivc is`K numwieµdgI’ dI ihmwieq ivc sYNkVy mqy pws kr ky is`KW ny Awpxy ie`qhwd dw iezhwr kIqw[

jUn 1984 ivc BwrqI &Oj v`loN drbwr swihb ’qy hmly mgroN ieMdrw gWDI ny aus dy Bwrq Awaux ’qy pwbMdI lw id`qI[ mgroN iek vwr aus dI mulwkwq audoN dy pRweIm minstr nrismHw rwE nwl vI hoeI; pr ies dy bwvjUd aus nUM Bwrq dw vIzw nw imilAw[ sMn 1991 ivc auh ibnw vIzy qoN id`lI Aw auqirAw, pr aus nUM dwi^lw nw id`qw igAw (A^Ir 2010 ivc jd 169 is`KW dy nW blYk ilst ivcoN k`Fy gey qW aus dw nW, jo 32 nMbr ’qy sI, vI k`F id`qw igAw)[

sMn 1999 ivc aus ny ‘pwiksqwn gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI’ kwiem krvweI (jo hux vI cl rhI hY)[ ies dw AYlwn audoN dy pRweIm minstr nvwz SrI& ny gurduAwrw fyhrw swihb lwhOr Aw ky Awp kIqw[ Bwrq srkwr Aqy SRomxI kmytI ny ies nUM rokx dI koiSS kIqI pr kwmXwb nw ho sky[ auN\ iek vwr Bwrq nUM ^uS krn vwsqy pwiksqwn srkwr ny aus dy Awpxy dyS (pwiksqwn) ivc dw^ly ’qy pwbMdI vI lw id`qI sI[ pMQk ipV ivc Awpxw rol Adw krdw-krdw, 82 swl dI aumr Bog ky, auh cVHweI kr igAw.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)