चकमा- प्रेमचंद

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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seth chandoomal jab apani dookan aur godam mean bhare hue mal ko dekhate to muanh se thandi saans nikal jati. yah mal kaise bikega baiank ka sood badh raha hai dookan ka kiraya chadh raha hai karmachariyoan ka vetan baki p data jata hai. ye sabhi rakamean gaanth se deni p deangi. agar kuchh din yahi hal raha to divale ke siva aur kisi tarah jan n bachegi. tis par bhi dharanevale nity sir par shaitan ki tarah savar rahate haian.

seth chandoomal ki dookan chaandani chauk dilli mean thi. muphassil mean bhi kee dookanean thian. jab shahar kaangres kameti ne unase bilayati kap de ki kharid aur bikri ke vishay mean pratiksha karani chahi to unhoanne kuchh dhyan n diya. bazar ke kee adhatiyoan ne unaki dekha-dekhi pratijna-patr par hastakshar karane se inakar kar diya. chandoomal ko jo netritv kabhi n nasib hua tha vah is avasar par bina hath-pair hilaye hi mil gaya. ve sarakar ke khairakhvah the. sahab bahaduroan ko samay-samay par daliyaan najar dete the. pulis se bhi ghanishthata thi. myunisipailiti ke sadasy bhi the. kaangres ke vyaparik karyakram ka virodh karake amanasabha ke koshadhyaksh ban baithe. yah isi khairakhvahi ki barakat thi. yuvaraj ka svagat karane ke lie adhikariyoan ne unase pachis hazar ke kap de kharide. aisa samarthi purush kaangres se kyoan dare kaangres hai kis khet ki mooli pulisavaloan ne bhi badhava diya- muahide par haragij dastakhat n kijiega. dekhean ye log kya karate haian. ek-ek ko jel n bhijava diya to kahiega. lala ji ke hausale badhe. unhoanne kaangres se l dane ki than li. usi ke phalasvaroop tin mahinoan se unaki dookan par pratahkal se 9 baje rat tak pahara rahata tha. pulis-daloan ne unaki dookan par valantiyaroan ko kee bar galiyaan dian kee bar pita khud seth ji ne bhi kee bar un par ban chalaye parantu paharevale kisi tarah n talate the. balki in atyacharoan ke karan chandoomal ka bazar aur bhi girata jata. muphassil ki dookanoan se munim log aur bhi durashajanak samachar bhejate rahate the. kathin samasya thi. is sankat se nikalane ka koee upay n tha. ve dekhate the ki jin logoan ne pratijna-patr par hastakshar kar diye haian ve chori-chhipe kuchh-n-kuchh videshi mal lete haian. unaki dookanoan par pahara nahian baithata. yah sari vipatti mere hi sir par hai.

unhoanne socha pulis aur hakimoan ki dosti se mera bhala kya hua unake hataye ye pahare nahian hatate. sipahiyoan ki prerana se grahak nahian ate ! kisi tarah pahare band ho jate to sara khel ban jata.

itane mean munim ji ne kaha-lala ji yah dekhie kee vyapari hamari taraph a rahe the. paharevaloan ne unako n jane kya mantr padha diya sab chale ja rahe haian.

chandoomal-agar in papiyoan ko koee goli mar deta to maian bahut khush hota. yah sab mera sarvanash karake dam leange.

munim-kuchh hethi to hogi yadi ap pratijna par hastakshar kar dete to yah pahara uth jata. tab ham bhi yah sab mal kisi n kisi tarah khapa dete.

chandoomal-man mean to mere bhi yah bat ati hai par socho apaman kitana hoga itani hek di dikhane ke bad phir jhuka nahian jata. phir hakimoan ki nigahoan mean gir jaooanga. aur log bhi tane deange ki chale the bachcha kaangres se l dane ! aisi muanh ki khayi ki hosh thikane a gaye. jin logoan ko pita aur pitavaya jinako galiyaan dian jinaki hansi u dayi ab unaki sharan kaun muanh le kar jaooan magar ek upay soojh raha hai. agar chakama chal gaya to paubarah hai. bat to tab hai jab saanp ko marooan magar lathi bacha kar. pahara utha dooan par bina kisi ki khushamad kiye.

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nau baj gaye the. seth chandoomal ganga-snan karake laut aye the aur masanad par baith kar chitthiyaan padh rahe the. any dookanoan ke munimoan ne apani vipatti-katha sunayi thi. ek-ek patr ko padh kar seth ji ka krodh badhata jata tha. itane mean do valantiyar ga diyaan liye hue unaki dookan ke samane a kar kh de ho gaye !

seth ji ne daant kar kaha-hat jao hamari dookan ke samane se.

ek valantiyar ne uttar diya-maharaj ham to s dak par haian. kya yahaan se bhi chale jayan

seth ji-maian tumhari soorat nahian dekhana chahata.

valantiyar-to ap kaangres kameti ko likhie. hamako to vahaan se yahaan kh de rah kar pahara dene ka hukm mila hai.

ek kansatebil ne a kar kaha-kya hai seth ji yah lauanda kya tarrata hai.

chandoomal bole-maian kahata hooan ki dookan ke samane se hat jao par yah kahata hai ki n hateange n hateange. jara isaki jabaradasti dekho.

kansatebil-(valantiyaroan se) tum donoan yahaan se jate ho ki a kar garadan napooan

valantiyar-ham s dak par kh de haian dookan par nahian.

kansatebil ka abhisht apani karagujari dikhana tha. yah seth ji ko khush karake kuchh inam-ikaram bhi lena chahata tha. usane valantiyaroan ko apashabd kahe aur jab unhoanne usaki kuchh parava n ki to ek valantiyar ko itane zor se dhakka diya ki vah bechara muanh ke bal zamin par gir p da. kee valantiyar idhar-udhar se a kar jama ho gaye. kee sipahi bhi a pahuanche. darshakavrind ko aisi ghatanaoan mean maja ata hi hai. unaki bhi d lag gayi. kisi ne haank lagayi mahatma gaandhi ki jay . auroan ne bhi usake sur mean sur milaya dekhate-dekhate ek janasamooh ekatrit ho gaya.

ek darshak ne kaha-kya hai lala chandoomal apani dookan ke samane in gariboan ki durgati kara rahe ho aur tumhean jara bhi lajja nahian ati kuchh bhagavanh ka bhi dar hai ya nahian

seth ji ne kaha-mujhase kasam le lo jo maianne kisi sipahi se kuchh kaha ho. ye log anayas becharoan ke pichhe p d gaye. mujhe seant mean badanam karate haian.

ek sipahi-lala ji ap hi ne to kaha tha ki ye donoan valantiyar mere grahakoan ko chhe d rahe haian. ab ap nikale jate haian

chandoomal-bilakul jhooth sarasar jhooth solahoan ana jhooth. tum log apani karagujari ki dhun mean inase ulajh p de. yah bechare to dookan se bahut door kh de the. n kisi se bolate the n chalate the. tumane jabaradasti hi inhean garadani deni shuroo ki. mujhe apana sauda bechana hai ki kisi se l dana hai

doosara sipahi-lala ji ho b de hoshiyar. mujhase ag lagava kar ap alag ho gaye. tum n kahate to hamean kya p di thi ki in logoan ko dhakke dete daroga ji ne bhi hamako takid kar di thi ki seth chandoomal ki dookan ka vishesh dhyan rakhana. vahaan koee valantiyar n aye. tab ham log aye the. tum phariyad n karate to daroga ji hamari tainati hi kyoan karate

chandoomal-daroga ji ko apani karagujari dikhani hogi. maian unake pas kyoan phariyad karane jata sabhi log kaangres ke dushman ho rahe haian. thane vale to unake nam se hi jalate haian. kya maian shikayat karata tabhi tumhari tainati karate

itane mean kisi ne thane mean ittila di ki chandoomal ki dookan par kaanstebiloan aur valantiyaroan mean marapit ho gayi. kaangres ke daftar mean bhi khabar pahuanchi. jara der mean may sashastr pulis ke thanedar aur insapektar sahab a pahuanche. udhar kaangres ke karmachari bhi dal-bal sahit dau de. samooh aur badha. bar-bar jayakar ki dhvani uthane lagi. kaangres aur pulis ke netaoan mean vad-vivad hone laga. parinam yah hua ki pulisavaloan ne donoan ko hirasat mean liya aur thane ki or chale.

pulis adhikariyoan ke jane ke bad seth ji ne kaangres ke pradhan se kaha-aj mujhe maloom hua ki ye log valantiyaroan par itana ghor atyachar karate haian.

pradhan-tab to do valantiyaroan ka phansana vyarth nahian hua. is vishay mean ab to apako koee shanka nahian hai ham kitane l dakoo kitane drohi kitane shaantibhangakari haian yah to apako khoob maloom ho gaya hoga

chandoomal-ji haan maloom ho gaya.

pradhan-apaki shahadat to avashy hi hogi.

chandoomal-hogi to maian bhi saph-saph kah dooanga chahe bane ya big de. pulis ki sakhti ab nahian dekhi jati. maian bhi bhram mean p da hua tha.

mantri-pulisavale apako dabayeange bahut.

chandoomal-ek nahian sau dabav p dean maian jhooth kabhi n bolooanga. sarakar us darabar mean sath n jayagi.

mantri-ab to hamari laj apake hath hai.

chandoomal-mujhe ap desh ka drohi n payeange.

yahaan se pradhan aur mantri tatha any padadhikari chale to mantri ji ne kaha-adami sachcha jan p data hai.

pradhan-(sandigdh bhav se) kal tak ap hi siddh ho jayaga.

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sham ko insapektar-pulis ne lala chandoomal ko thane mean bulaya aur kaha-apako shahadat deni hogi. ham apaki taraph se bephikr haian.

chandoomal bole-hajir hooan.

ins.-valantiyaroan ne kanstebiloan ko galiyaan dian

chandoomal-maianne nahian suni.

ins.-suni ya n suni yah bahas nahian hai. apako yah kahana hoga vah sab kharidaroan ko dhakke de kar hata rahe the hathapaee karate the marane ki dhamaki dete the ye sabhi batean kahani hoangi. daroga ji vah bayan laie jo maianne seth ji ke lie likhavaya hai.

chandoomal-mujhase bhari adalat mean jhooth n bola jayaga. apane hajaroan jananevale adalat mean hoange. kis-kis se muanh chhipaooanga kahian nikalane ko jagah bhi chahie.

ins.-yah sab batean nij ke muamaloan ke lie haian. politikal muamaloan mean jhooth-sach sharm aur haya kisi ka bhi khayal nahian kiya jata.

chandoomal-muanh mean kalikh lag jayagi.

ins.-sarakar ki nigah mean ijjat chauguni ho jayagi.

chandoo-(soch kar) ji nahian gavahi n de sakooanga. koee aur gavah bana lijie.

ins.-yad rakhie yah ijjat khak mean mil jayagi.

chandoo-mil jay majaboori hai.

ins.-aman-sabha ke koshadhyaksh ka pad chhin jayaga.

chandoo-usase kaun rotiyaan chalati haian

ins.-bandook ka laiseans chhin jayaga.

chandoo.-chhin jay bala se !

ins.-inakam taiks ki jaanch phir se hogi.

chandoo.-zaroor karaie. yah to mere man ki bat huee.

ins.-baithane ko kurasi n milegi.

chandoo.-kurasi le kar chatooan divala to nikala ja raha hai.

ins.-achchhi bat hai. tashariph le jaie. kabhi to ap panje mean ayeange.

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doosare din isi samay kaangres ke daftar mean kal ke lie karyakram nishchit kiya ja raha tha. pradhan ne kaha-seth chandoomal ki dookan par dharana dene ke lie do svayansevak bhejie.

mantri-mere vichar mean vahaan ab dharana dene ki koee zaroorat nahian.

pradhan-kyoan unhoanne abhi pratijna-patr par hastakshar to nahian kiye

mantri-hastakshar nahian kiye par hamare mitr avashy ho gaye. pulis ki taraph se gavahi n dena yahi siddh karata hai. adhikariyoan ka kitana dabav p da hoga isaka anuman kiya ja sakata hai. yah naitik sahas mean parivartan hue bina nahian a sakata.

pradhan-haan kuchh parivartan to avashy hua hai.

mantri-kuchh nahian mahashay ! poori kraanti kahana chahie. ap janate haian aise muamaloan mean adhikariyoan ki avahelana karane ka kya arth hai yah rajavidroh ki ghoshana ke saman hai ! tyag mean sannyas se isaka mahattv kam nahian hai. aj zile ke sare hakim unake khoon ke pyase ho rahe haian. ashchary nahian ki gavarnar mahoday ko bhi isaki soochana di gayi ho.

pradhan-aur kuchh nahian to unhean niyam ka palan karane hi ke lie pratijna-patr par hastakshar kar dena chahie tha. kisi tarah unhean yahaan bulaie. apani bat to rah jay.

mantri-vah b da atmabhimani hai kabhi n ayega. balki ham logoan ki or se itana avishvas dekh kar sambhav hai ki phir us dal mean milane ki cheshta karane lage.

pradhan-achchhi bat hai apako un par itana vishvas ho gaya hai to unaki dookan chho d dijie. tab bhi maian yahi kahooanga ki apako svayan milane ke bahane se us par nigah rakhani hogi.

mantri-ap nahak itana shak karate haian.

nau baje seth chandoomal apani dookan par aye to vahaan ek bhi valantiyar n tha. mukh par muskarahat ki jhalak ayi. munim se bole-kau di chitt p di.

munim-maloom to hota hai. ek mahashay bhi nahian aye.

chandoomal-n aye aur n ayeange. bazi apane hath rahi. kaisa daanv khela-charoan khane chit.

chandoo.-ap bhi batean karate haian inhean dost banate kitani der lagati hai. kahie abhi bula kar jootiyaan sidhi karavaooan. take ke gulam haian n kisi ke dost n kisi ke dushman. sach kahie kaisa chakama diya hai

munim-bas yahi ji chahata hai ki apake hath choom lean. saanp bhi mara aur lathi bhi n tooti. magar kaangresavale bhi toh mean hoange.

chandoomal-to maian bhi to maujood hooan. vah dal-dal chaleange to maian pat-pat chalooanga. vilayati kap de ki gaanth nikalavaie aur vyapariyoan ko dena shuroo kijie. ek athavare mean be da par hai.