Election Posters, Elections and their true faces

wdKavqj úisr hd

iuyre tfyu n, l,d

wdKavqj o tfyu l, hq;= hehs Tkak ;SrKh lr,¨

m;a;r j,ska jf.au ks, fkdjk wdrxÑ ud¾.;a u.ska ck;djg tfyu b.s ±Kqï §ï

mQ¾j ±Kqï §ï lr, ;snqk

wo wfma ld¾hd,fha§ ta wdrxÑh .ek lshkfldg ux lsõfj b;sx wfma fudflda lsh, fkfuhs b;sx wmsg mdvq fjhs lsh,

ux tfyu lsúfj úys¨jg

ta Wk;a tal we;=f, ck;dj ys;k m;k yeá ;sfhkj

md¾,sfïka;=j yß wdKavq yß lshkafka ;ukaf. Ôú;h .ek ;Skaÿ ;SrK .kak i¾jn,Odß foúh lsh, ñksiaiq ys;kafka keyehs lshk tlhs

;ukaf. Ôú;j, tlu ;SrKd;aul idOlh tlhs lsh, ys;kafka ke;s j.

taflka lshkafka keye ck;dj ksYaYìo ú,shñ flfklaf. N+ñldj r.mdkjhs lsh, ysg

we;a;gu Th md¾,sfïka;= yß wdKavq úisr hdu mdvqo ,dNo tfyu ke;skï ysáh;a tlhs ke;;a tlhs ljqre wdj;a tlhs

fldhs tl;a tlhs o

ñksiaiq yeuodu;a wdKavq .ek ;u ;ukaf.a oDIaáfldaK j,ska ys;, wkqkaf.a woyiq;a od,d tfyu ke;akx ;ukaf.a mdg mlaI j, ±Kuq;af;d lshk foaj,q;a od,d u; m%ldY l,d ú;rla fkfuhs tajfha ±äj ysáh

ta tl fldgyla

;u ;ukagu lsh, u; ;sfhk ta u; wjqjg jeiaig mskakg fjkia fkdlrk wh;a bkak j. wu;llrkag krlhs

PkafolÈ odhlh yß jeo.;a

wuq;= l;djla fkfuhs 

tfyu fkao

mkai,l uyKoñ mqrK we;a;kag odhlh jeo.;a jf.a Pkao b,a¨ñ lreg Pkao odhlh jeo.;a

yenehs fjkilg ;sfhkafka mkaif,a odhlh yeuodu;a ´kE Wkdg jeo.;a Wkdg wr Pkao odhlhd lshk ;eke;a;d jeo.;a fjkafka Pkafo ldf,lÈ

yenehs ;ukag lsishñ foalg odhl;ajhla olajk ;eke;a;d jeo.;a ldßhla flrejg tal tfyuhs lsh, f.dv wh ms,s.;a; Wkdg Th md¾,sfñka;=jg mh ;sìng miafi f.dvla whg odhlh wu;l fj,d

tfyuo ke;akx

;uka fydhka tk Woúh wvq lr .kag lrk Wmamrjeááhla o

tfyu ke;akx odhlh f,dma ùu fya;=fjka t;kag tk m¾ñá jf.a foaj,a yskao tfyu fjkag mq¨jka

Pkao odhlh lshk ;eke;a; .ek we;eñ uyck ksfhdað;hskag jvd okafka .fñ .%u fiajl Wkakefyhs Bg wu;rj cd;sl ue;sjrK ld¾hdf, whhs tfyu ke;akx wr lekajiska hk whhs fjkag mq¨jka

bo, ysg, ;ukag Wmldr lrmq Pkao odhlhg ;ukafka mecfrdaj kj;a;, fmdävla l;d lr, hk Woúh;ata w;r ysáhg nyq;rhla g ;ukafka f,alñ ;=ud yß ;=ó yß u;la lr, fokag fjkj

“i¾ fñ wr wrhfka

"uevñ fñ wr wrhfka”

tfyu u;la lsßñ lrkag ;uhs ta wh bkafka lsh, ck;dj ys;k tfla we;s je/oao miqjg l;dlruq

yq.la wy ys;kafka odhlh Pkafog bÈßm;a fjk whj okafka keye lsh,

b;ska ta wh ljqo lsh, lsh, fokag PkafoÈ ta wh yßhg W;aiql fjkj

Wkkaÿ fjkj

b;ska Pkao fmdiag¾ l,dlrefjd ta jHdmdr ta jev lghq;a; bIag isoaO lrkj

we;a;u lsúfjd;a Pkao fmdiag¾ ±ka l,djla njg m;afj, ta Pkafog b,a,k wh talg oiai yskao fkfuhs

ta jD;a;sh ;ukaf.a jHmdrhla úÈyg lrf.k hk Woúh tafl ±ka ksmqka fj, yskao

ta ;rug ta whg ±ka talg wjldY ;sfhkj 

ug wykag ys;fkj ol=Kq wdishdj we;=f, yß f,dafl we;=f, yß Pkao jeämqru meje;afjk rg fñlo lsh,

b;ska biair yskd lgla mqrjf.k biair ;ukaf.a odhlh g Ôúf;ag ;ukaf.a o;a ál fmkak, yskd fj,d ke;s Woúh w;a fol kfuda ú;a;sfhka tlg lr, wdhqfndajka lshk fmdiap¾ tflka mska;+frg fmkS bkakj wo fmdiap¾ tl fjkia tal we;a;

b;sx ta wh mjq úÈk johla, ;dmam Wv, ;dmam hg, fndalal= Wv, fldákau ñksiaiq i;a;= ;ukafka YÍr lD;H lrk ;eka j, mjd t,a,s, bkakj

yenehs ±ka ux wr lshmq Woúhg mskaisoao fjkak ta wh äx.la ;ukafka pßf; tl fldklj;a .Eú,dj;a ke;s foaj,a lsh, fmdiagf¾ yoj.kakj

fudkj Wk;a ux ta ál ,súfj ta w;fr wr wxl=r l,dj äx. äx. f,dl= fjk tfla i;=gg

b;ska ta l;d äx.la me;a;lska ;sh, ys;uq we;a;gu ck;djg mdvqjla fjhso wdKavqjla úisß, .sh;a me;sß, .sh;a tfyu úisfrkafka bysfrkafka ke;sj tlg ysáh;a lshk ldrKh .ek

ux ys;kafka bysß, .sfhd;a fjkafka fydola fkfuhs

yod.;a; lsß fldmafm w; ,siai, ìug jegqk jf.a jevla

yenehs tfyu bysfrkag fya;= ;sfhkag mq¨jkafka

tlla ;ukaf. wf;a lsß fldmamhla ;sfhk j. wu;l fj, fjk ye,shla yß fidia mEka tlla .ek ys; ys; bkag .shdu

wks;a tlla ;uhs lKavdhula yeáhg tlg jev lrk Woúh kx tfyu jev fkdlsÍu

;u ;ukafka mñmdaß hs ;ukag lrkag mq¨jka jev .ekhs wks;a whg neß jev .ekhs lshd mdk tl

"Wka fudkjo okafka wms keyakx wdKavq fldrhs"

"wms keyakx Wka±, wo fu;k bÈhs"

Th jf.a foaj,a lshkaghs tajg fmagkaá .kaghs jeä ld,hla .; lrkag ys;k tl

ylSñ uy;a;h lshkj wo ta wh wjq,l¨

Tú tal tfyu fjkag bv ;sfhkj

Th nyq;rhlg rg fmrg f.kshkag lrkag Tsk foj,g j,g jvd ;snqk m%uqL iy uqLH wruqK Wfka uyskao uy;a;h Pkao jHdmdfrka md¾,sfïka;=fj tfyu ke;akx iSka tfla bkak tl wld uld odk tl

vhiafmdardj t,smsg ;ukafk ia:djrh ks;sm;d lshkag lshkag ta whg iuyr fj,djg udkj ysñlñ .ek lshñka wmsj wdKavq uágq lrkag ys;mq ta .ek ie,iqñ ls%hd;aul lrmq ta Woúhg jvd my, ;eklg t;=ukaj odkag lghq;= lrmq tl

ta whg ;uka ys;k úÈy fjkia lrf.k ,xldfj weú;a mÈxÑ fjkag lsh, t;=u lsúfj wo Bfhl fkfuhs

yenehs ta whg tfyu Wjukdjla kx ;snqfk keye

tfyu kx fudloao ;snqk Wjukdj

  

fjku rdcH ySkh o? ljqo tal tfyu fkuhs lshkafka? bysfrkag yß úisrejkag yß l,ska ;snqk wdKavqjo? tfyu ke;akx vhiafmdardjo ?

tfyu fkfuhs o tal tfyu fkfuhs kx wms ta .ek i;=gq fjuq

úisrjmq wdKqvqjg vhiafmdrdfj iyh ,enqk rg we;=f,a ysáh Woúhg wu;rj

keyehs lshkjo

wehs ta ?

ms,s;=rla ,sùu wkjYHhs lsh, ux ys;kj

;u ;uka <. talg W;a;r ;sfhk yskao

;j fudkjo

b;ska tfyu wdKavq bysfrkag yß me;s j,g lefvkag yß mq¨yka úiqrjkag l,ska

yjq,a wdKavqj, b;sydih tcksi udhsfuka tydg w;S;shg úysfokakla

tafl b;sydih merKshs

ta yjq,a wjq,a fkdù mj;aj .kag mq¨jka Wk kdhlfhd ysáh

we;eñ yjq,a tfyu ke;akx ixOdk ishhg ishhla tl u;hla yß wdl,amhl yß bkafka ke;s j. wmsg lsj hq;= keye

ta;a nyq;rhla tlg bkak tl hñlsis u;jdo yß iudk foalÈ jeo.;a tfyu fkdjqk yjq,a bß ;e,s, .sh wjia:d wms okakj

ux lshkafka myq.sh ckm;sjrKh .ek tfyu fkfuhs

±ka yjq, úiqrejkag l,ska ;snqk yxirdc wdKavqj we;=f, ishhg ishhla fkfuhs ug ys;=fka ishhg úYd, m%udfKl mr;rhla ;snqk ys;k u;k jev lrk l%shd lrk wdldr ne¨ju

úOdhl nj .s,sys, ta úOdhl yevh ks, fkdjk jHjia:dms; fkdjqj;a fjk;a ;k;=re j,g mejreKa j.la ux ±lal

úYajdINx. .ek b;sydfia fjk ljrdodg;a jvd l;d Wkdo lsh, ug wykag ysf;kj

wd¾ fma%uodi uy;a;h t;fldg wfma f,dl= ue;sKs jf.a f,dl= Woúh .ek wmsg isyshg tkafka tl tl msk;+r j,ska

m%cdjla lshkafk w;súYd, jeo.;alula ;sfhk fldgyla

tal we;=f, ;uka tlsfkldg ;sfhk whs;Ska .ek úúO úÈyg l;dld fjkj ú;rla fkfuhs ;lafiare fjkj

fldhs ldg;a udkj lshk f,an,h we;=f,a whs;Ska ú;rla fkfuhs hq;=lñ ;sfhkj

taa;a whs;shla yE,a¨jg ,lafkdfjk tl jeo.;a

 

we.s,s .eySuhs, fydhd ne,Suhs , wjYH ;ekÈ ck;djg ms,s;=re iemhsuhs lshkafka tl ;,hl .uka fkdflrej;a jeo.;a lreKq

fydhd ne,Sug fyda ck;djg j.lshkag md,lfhla ;uka Bg kqiqÿiafila f,i fmkS ysáu ;k;=r yE,a¨ lr .ekSula fjkj

fydohs ug ys;=k flá m%Yak lsysmhla wykag Th w;fr

fuh ux n,dfmdfrd;a;= fjk ;;ajhla fyda tfyu ke;akñ fjkafka fñ úÈyhs lsh, mq¾j m%ldY ksl=;a lsßula lsh, jrojd ;lafiare lrkag tmd lsh, ux lshkag leu;shs

ux wykafka neß fj,dj;a tcdm wdKavqjla wdfjd;a wr jHdmD;s ks<Odßkag ;uka msysgqjkag n,dfmdfrd;a;=fjk wdKavqfj ;k;=re ,efnkjo

jHdmD;s ks,Odßka lsh, ux lsúfj rdð; pñmsl jf.a uka;%Sjreka .ek

;ukag ;ukaf. ysk wdKavqj wo fjk;=re mej;s jHqyfha È.=jla bÈßfhÈ;a ±l .kag neß Wfkd;a ckm;s;=uka g ysf;kjo ;uka md¾,sfïka;=j we;=f, ;ksfjhs lsh,

Tn ;=udg lshhso we.s,s .ykag tmd lsh, nyq;r n,h wfma wf;a lsh,

w¨;a mlaI Tlafldu mxpdhqOhs uyck mlaIhs Tlafldu tlg bo, tl kdhlfhla fjk me;a;lska u;= Wfkd;a Tn;=ud mhsre mdidklx ;shd .kag wlue;s j. t,smsg m%ldY lrmq

tl fñfia fkfuhs tl md¾,sfïka;=fj tlg fkfuhs ;u ;ukag whs;s mqgqj, jdä Wk;a jev lrkag neß fjhso

wr tod idlÑPdj,È l;sld lr.;a; foaj,a udOHhg uqod yer, bjrhso fñ fjkfldg

ta idlÑPd we;=f, fjk udOHhg uqod fkdyeßh l;d ;snqko isf,dka gqfv fy,s lrkag yomq foag wu;rj

ug ysf;kj w.ue;slu fkd§ bkag .;a; ;Srkh msámiafia ;uka yod.;a; wdKvq yjqf, Woúh w;fr fydo ys; m,qÿ fkdlr .kag lrmq fohlah lsh, ta ;Skaÿj

tfyu ke;akx ta msgqmiafia ;snqfk fjk fohlao lsh, ug ys;=k

Tn ;=ukafka há ysf;a ;sfhk ma,Ek leue;a; t,shg odkafk ljoo

Tfyu ke;akx Tn ;=uka okakj fjku b,a¨j;a Pkao f,dl= .dkla ,efnk nj;a

ug tfyu;a ysf;kj

fldfydu Wk;a uf.a úYajdIh wo / fjk;=re tfyu ke;akx wdKavqj bysfrkag yß úisrejd yßkag fmr mej;s jHqyfha È.=jla bÈßhg olakg fkd,efnkag ;sfhk bv m%ia:d fndfydu jeähs lshk tlhs 

wr 2000 ÿkak ldf, kx ure t;fldg fm!oa.,sl wxYh n,d lshd .kafka fldfyyuo lsh, ,shú,d ;sfhkag we;s ufh ysf;

ck;djg ch ,efìj!