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sweImn Aqy sweIm kimSn
sr jOhn sweImn
sr jOhn sweImn (28.2.1873 -11.1.1954) dw jnm mwncYstr (ieMglYNf) ivc hoieAw sI[ aus ny ividAw hwisl krn mgroN vkwlq SurU kr leI[ 1906 ivc aus nUM brqwnvI pwrlImYNt dw mYNbr cuixAw igAw[ 1910 ivc auh brqwnIAw dw swilstr jnrl qy 1913 ivc AtwrnI jnrl bxwieAw igAw[ 1915 ivc aus nUM srkwr ivc hom minstr dw Ahudw id`qw igAw[ 1918 ivc auh cox hwr igAw, pr 1922 ivc auh muV cuixAw igAw[ 1931 ivc auh ivdySI mihkimAW dw vzIr bxwieAw igAw[ 1940 ivc aus nUM ‘vweIkwaUNt’ dw i^qwb idqw igAw Aqy aus nUM lwrf cWslr vI bxw id`qw igAw[ auh ies Ahudy ’qy 1945 qk irhw.
sweImn kimSn
mwrc 1927 ivc, brqwnIAw dy pRDwn mMqrI lwrf ierivn ny Bwrq srkwr dy AYkt 1919 dI d&w 84 hyT, iek kimSn kwiem krn dw AYlwn kr idqw[ ies kimSn ny Bwrq dy lokW ƒ isAwsI irAwieqW qy shUlqW dyx bwry is&wrSW krnIAW sn qy ies dy nwl hI Awaux vwly isAwsI inzwm ivc v`K-v`K DrmW/kOmW dI numwieμdgI dw &Yslw vI krnw sI[ BwvyN lwrf irpn ny kimSn bnwaux dw AYlwn mwrc ivc kIqw sI pr ies ƒ Aml ivc ilAwaux vwsqy 8 mhIny lg gey[ 8 nvμbr 1927 dy idn sr jwhn sweImn dI AgvweI ivc ies kimSn dy mYNbrW dy nWvW dw AYlwn kIqw igAw[ ikauNik ies kimSn dw muKI jwhn sweImn sI, ies kr ky ies dw nW ‘sweImn kimSn’ jwixAw jwx lg ipAw[ ies kimSn ivc iqμnW brqwnvI isAwsI pwrtIAW dy 7 mYNbr sn[ brqwnvI srkwr vloN AYlwny gey ies kimSn ivc koeI vI mYNbr ihMdU, is`K jW muslmwn nhIN sI[
dsμbr 1927 ivc kWgrs pwrtI dw sYSn mdrws ivc hoieAw[ ies sYSn ivc kWgrs pwrtI ny sweImn kimSn dy bweIkwt dw PYslw kIqw ikauN ik ies ivc iek vI BwrqI Swiml nhIN sI[ ies vyly kWgrs pwrtI Aqy sYNtrl is`K lIg (qy SRomxI AkwlI dl) iek dUjy nwl pUrw isAwsI imlvrqx kr rhy sn[ 16 jnvrI 1928 dy idn SRomxI AkwlI dl dI vrikμg kmytI dI iek mIitμg dl dy pRDwn aUDm isμG nwgoky dI pRDwngI hyT hoeI[ ies mIitμg ivc sweImn kimSn dw bweIkwt krn dw PYslw kIqw igAw[ 26 jnvrI 1928 dy idn pμjwb dIAW swrIAW isAwsI jQybμdIAW dw iek jlsw jilHAW vwlw bwZ ivc hoieAw[ ies ivc mwstr qwrw isμG, hIrw isμG drd, fwktr sY&-aud-dIn ikclU, fwktr s`q pwl qy mOlwnw zPr AlI ^wn ny qkrIrW kIqIAW Aqy lokW ƒ sweImn kimSn dw mukμml bweIkwt krn vwsqy AwiKAw[ ies BrvyN iek`T vwly jlsy dw ieμqzwm SRomxI AkwlI dl ny hI kIqw sI[ SRomxI AkwlI dl dy bulwvy ’qy iek Awl pwrtIz is`K kwn&rμs 29 jnvrI 1928 dy idn gurU rwmdws lμgr vwly hwl (drbwr swihb) AμimRqsr ivc hoeI[ ies iek`T ivc 150 dy krIb sInIAr AkwlI AwgU Aqy sYNkVy vrkr Swiml hoey[ ienHW ivcoN muK sn: mwstr qwrw isμG, ig: Syr isμG, s:b. mihqwb isμG, au~jl isμG AYm.AYl.sI. mμgl isμG ig`l, hIrw isμG drd, bwbw KVk isμG qy hrb^S isμG AYm.AYl.sI.[ ies kwn&rμs ny vI lokW ƒ ApIl kIqI ik sweImn kimSn dw mukμml bweIkwt kIqw jwvy[ iesy iek`T ny ieh vI mqw pws kIqw ik ‘‘i&rkyvwrwnw coxW dyS vwsqy GwtyvμdIAW hn pr ikauNik kWgrs Aqy muslm lIg ny ies ƒ mμn ilAw hY ies kr ky is`KW dw &Yslw ieh hY ik is`KW ƒ pμjwb ivc qIjw ih`sw sItW id`qIAW jwx qy inzwm ivc vI eynw hI ih`sw imly[ is`K iksy vI hwlq ivc i&rkU nuμmwieμdgI dy ADwr ’qy cuxI iek`lI AksrIAq hyTW rihxw nhIN shwrngy[ mdrws kWgrs ivc ihμdU-musilm h`kW bwry pws hoey, pμjvyN ih`sy vwly sWJy i&kryvwr msly vwly nukqy, is`KW au~pr vI lwgU kIqyy jwx[ isμD Aqy srh`dI sUby ivc Gt-igxqI is`KW dI rwKI kIqI jwvy[’’
3 &rvrI 1928 dy idn sweImn kimSn bμbeI (hux muμbeI) pu`jw[ ies idn kWgrs pwrtI ny Bwrq ivc keI QWeIN ros muzwhry kIqy[ pμjwb ivc vI keI QWeIN in`ky-moty jlUs inkly qy A`D-pc`DI hVqwl vI hoeI[ pr lwhOr ivc hVqwl kwmXwb nw ho skI[ kWgrs dy s`dy ’qy BwvyN lwhOr ’c hVqwl kwmXwb nw hoeI pr Agly h&qy hI SRomxI AkwlI dl ny, 10 &rvrI ƒ, lwhOr ’c sweImn dy i^lwP jlUs k`Fx dw AYlwn kr id`qw[ ies jlUs ivc 30 hzwr dy krIb lok Swiml hoey[ ienHW ivcoN qkrIbn 20 hzwr nIlIAW p`gW vwly AkwlI sn[ ies mOky qy bwbw KVk isμG, Amr isμG Jbwl, srdUl isμG kvISr Aqy hornW ny qkrIrW kIqIAW[ ies ros jlUs ƒ iKμfwaux vwsqy pulIs ny lwTIcwrj kIqw[ ies lwTIcwrj ivc fw. s`q pwl, lwlw Aicμq rwm, svwmI ENkwr nμd Aqy Abdul mjId vZYrw ƒ vI s`tW lgIAW[
ies dOrwn sweImn kimSn ny 30 AkqUbr dy idn lwhOr Awauxw sI[ 28 AkqUbr ƒ SRomxI AkwlI dl ny PYslw kIqw ik 30 AkqUbr 1928 dy idn sweImn kimSn dI lwhOr Awmd ’qy zbrdsq muzwhrw kIqw jwvy[ 30 AkqUbr 1928 dy idn lwhOr
rylvy stySn qy qkrIbn 7000 dy hzUm ny ‘‘sweImn kimSn go bYk’’ dy nwAirAW nwl Awsmwn gUμjw id`qw[ ies mzwhry dI AgvweI kr rhy sn: mwstr qwrw isμG, Amr isμG Jbwl, mμgl isμG, srdUl isμG kvISr, sohn isμG joS, mdn mohn mwlvIAw, mOlvI Abdul kwdr, lwlw hμs rwj, fw. gopI cμd, fw. sqpwl, lwlw lwjpq rwey qy hor keI AwgU[ ies jlUs ivc pulIs ny lwTIcwrj vI kIqw[ ies mOky qy iek Aμgryz A&sr ny hμtr nwl AwgUAW ’qy vwr kIqw[ hμtr dw pihlw vwr lwly ’qy Aqy dUjw fw. s`qpwl qy hoieAw[ ies qoN ielwvw hornW ƒ vI hμtrW qy lwTIAW dw iSkwr hoxw ipAw[ ies mOky qy rweyzwdw hμs rwj, fw. gopI cμd, fw s`q pwl, lwlw hμsrwj qy Abdul kwdr z^mI hoey[ (lwlw lwjpq rwey ƒ koeI s`t nhIN l`gI sI)[ dupihr iqμn vjy ieh swrw hzUm id`lI drvwzy ’qy Pyr iek`Tw hoieAw[ ies iek`T ivc keI AwgUAW ny qkrIrW kIqIAW[ qkrIrW qoN bwAd hwzr lokW ny Pyr iek jlUs k`iFAw[ ies vyly qk 15000 qoN v`D lok iek`Ty ho cuky sn[ ies jlUs ƒ ‘svrwj jlUs’ dw nW idqw igAw[ ies jlUs dI AgvweI fwktr gopI cμd (ijnHW dw isr lwTIAW dI mwr nwl su`ijAw hoieAw sI), fw. sqpwl (ijnHW dI bWh lwTIAW dI mwr nwl burI qrHW z^mI hoeI nzr Aw rhI sI) qy hornW ny kIqI[ mgroN lwlw lwjpq rwey 17 nvμbr ƒ idl dw dOrw pYx nwl mr igAw[ ies qoN bhuq icr mgroN sI.Awr. dws dI Gr vwlI ny lwly dI ‘idl dy dOry nwl hoeI mOq’ ƒ ‘lwTIAW nwl hoeI mOq’ nwl joVn dI g`l SurU kIqI geI[ hwlW ik muzwhry vwly idn lwlw lwjpq rwey ƒ zrw vI JrIt qk nhIN AweI sI[ aus dy idl dy dOry dw kwrn, mwstr qwrw isMG v`loN aus qoN knyfw qy AmrIkw dy is`KW qoN, Zdr pwrtI dy kYd AwgUAW dy prvwrW vwsqy iek`Ty kIqy 70 hzwr rupY (audoN dy), dw ihswb mMgxw sI; ieh rkm lwlw lwjpq rwey ny Awp hVp leI sI.
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)