Part 4
Gaon ke har kunwaare ladke ne, ek ke baad ek, na keh diya.
Ab hum sabhi ki aankhon mein ek hi sawaal tha —
"Kya mummy ka yeh balidaan bekaar jaayega?"
Tabhi nana ji ne ek aur raasta socha —
“Jab apne gaon ke ladke nahi maane, toh doosre gaon mein koshish karte hain. Ho sakta hai kisi gaon mein koi samajhdaar parivaar ho jo is kaaran ko samjhe.”
Doosre din hi, hum sab — main, bhaiya, papa, nana-nani — agle gaon ke liye nikle.
Nana ji ne apne purane kuch rishtedaaron aur pehchan walon se milne ka plan banaya.
Phir Nanaji ne kaha iss baar rista Dene ke time mein yeh kahunga ki -“Jo meri beti se shaadi karega, main use apni 3 bigha zameen de dunga.” zameen ke ware mein soch kar shayed koi family raazi ho jaye.
Jab hum us gaon mein pahunche, aur pehechanwale logo se mummy ke riste ka baat karte hai, tab pehla hi sawaal har kisi ke muh se yeh tha —
“Ek madhyam varg ki aurat ki shaadi ke liye kunwaare ladke ki itni talaash kyun ho rahi hai?”
Hum kisi bhi tarha iska jawab ko taal dete hai aur nanaji ne aapne zameen Dene ki baat ko aage rakh dete hai.
Tab zameen ke liye kuch log soch mein pad gaye.
Khaaskar kuch gareeb parivaar ke maa baap razi ho gaye, jinke beta roz ka kaam bhi nahi karte the, daaru Peete the aur jua khelne ki budi aadat thi.
Aise kuch 3 gharon ke log mummy se apne bete ki shadi karwane ke liye raazi ho gaye. woh log shayed isliye raazi huye, kiun ki ho sakta hai shadi ke bahane unke beta kuch kaam dhanda kare, nesha chhut jaye aur zameen bhi to mil rahi hai 7 mahine baad.
Humne jab ghar aarahe the tab hamari chehre par thoda khusi dikh rahi thi, kiun ki mummy ke liye Kunvaaree ladke mil gaye, woh bhi ek nehi teen teen. Inme se hum best ko hamari mummy ke liye chunenge. Humne un sabhi family ko hamare Ghar aake mummy ko dekhne ke liye aane ko kaha tha. Woh logo ko bhi to dulhan dekh Leni chahiye.
Lekin aagle din breakfast ke baad woh sab ke sab phone karke nana ko mana kar diye, shiwaye ek family ke.
Sab ka ek hi reason tha —
“Hamne aap logo ki gaon mein hamare pehechanwale se poochha. Unhone toh sab bata diya…
Woh sadhubaba, woh vabishyawani, woh 7 mahine ka samay…
Hamare ladke ki jaan ka sawaal hai, humein maaf kijiye.”
Nana ji phone band kar ke sir jhukaye baith gaye. Phir Nani ji ne tasalli diya ki - "ek family to abhi baki hai. Woh log aaj aanewale hai Annu(mummy) ko dekhne."
Nanaji ne phir thoda shant huya aur ladke Wale ke khane peene ki bandobast karne lag gaye. Papa ne mithai laane ke liye mujhe bhej diya.
Dopahar ko woh ladka aur uske maa baap hamare ghar agaye mummy ko dekhne. Humne unka swagat Kiya. Uske maa baap ke sath nanaji, Nani aur papa ne baat Kari. Unlogo ne bataya ki woh sadhubaba, vabishyawani yeh sab Jaan gaye hai. Lekin unhe usse koi fadak nehi padta. Agar ek achchi bahu unke ladke ko sudhar sakta hai to yeh unke liye hi achcha hoga.
Par woh ladka…
Jab mummy sajh dhaj ke mithai leke unke pass gayi, to woh ladka ka ankhen chamak Gaya. Itna khubsurat aurat usse mil rahi hai woh biswas nehi kar saka. Aur sath main 3 bigha zameen bhi mil rahi hai. Unko to lottery lag gayi. Woh ladka mummy ko aankhon se nap rahe the, mummy ki boobs, kamar, pichwada yeh sab gandi tarike se ghoor rahe the.

Hum sab ne yeh notice kiya. bhaiya aur papa khamosh the, gussa to hum sab ko araha tha, par kya kare mummy ke liye yeh ek lauta ladka hi bacha hua hai. Mummy ne bhi Sayed yeh notice ki aur woh aapne clevage ko dhakne ki kosish kar rahe the. Hum sab ka to plan yeh hi hai ki mummy bass name ki shadi kare, par uss ladke ka Nazar dekh ke Hum sab ko mann hi mann pata chal gaya tha ki yeh ladka shadi ke baad mummy ke sath saririk sambandh bana ke hi manega. Phir bhi chalo thik hai woh mummy ki pati banega to haaq jata sakta hai koi baat nehi.
Lekin......
Woh log chale jaane ke baad nanaji ne kahi par phone lagaya aur woh ladke ke ware main poocha. Aur jo baat opposite sidewale ne kaha, woh sunke nanaji ne gusse se laal ho gaye aur turant uss ladke ka gharwalo ko phone lagaya aur kaha -"mujhe pata nehi tha aaplog itne dhokebaaz niklenge. Maine pehle hi keh diya tha meri beti ke liye Kunvaara ladka chahiye. Aapka ladka ka to pehle hi shadi ho gaye the, uska gandi gandi adat ki wajah se uska biwi usse chhodke chali gayi. Phir bhi kiun aaplogo ne mujhse yeh sab chhupaya? Aap logo ko sharam nehi aaye?
Yeh baat sunke hum sab shock ho gaye. Agar anjaane mein yeh shadi ho jata to, jiske liye hum mummy ki shadi Kara rahe hei, papa ka Jaan bachana, woh kuch kaam ka na rehta. Woh vagya ki avishap jo papa ke upar the, woh papa ko nuksaan pauchata. Matlab papa bhagwan ke pyare ...........
Khair phone loudspeaker pe tha to unlogo ke baat bhi hum sun pa rahe the. Us ladka ka maa ne boli - "sharam to aaplogo ko aani chahiye. Ek to damad to bachane ke liye do bachchewali beti ko dusre ladke ke sath shadi karane ke liye raazi ho gaye aur upar se hume besharam bol rahe hai. Aapki beti bhi kaysi hai, khud ek adhere Umar ki aurat hoke ek jawan ladke se shadi karne ke liye uchhal Rahi hai. Besharam to aap log hai."
Aise gandi baatein sunkar Nanaji ne phone kat diya aur hum sab ne Mummy ki taraf dekha. Woh ro rahi thi. Nani se poochhi -"shadi ke liye raazi hoke maine kuch galat kar di kya?"
Naiji ne jawab diya -"Nahi beti, yeh shadi tu aapne pati ko bachane ke liye kar rahi hai. Inme koi galat nehi hai. Tu to savitri devi jisa kaam kar rahi hai. Hum sab tujh par garv hai."
Papa bhi aage akar mummy ko chup karaya.
Us raat sab chup the. Aab mummy ke liye Kunvaara ladka kaha milega Jo mummy se shadi karne ke liye raazi ho?
Mummy, bhaiya, nani — kisi ne ek shabd nahi bola.
Papa varanda ke ek kone mein baith kar kuch soch rahe the.
Main khidki ke paas khada, andhera ghoor raha tha…
Jaise ujaale ka koi rasta ab bacha hi nahi tha.
Dinner ke time jab hum sab ek sath table par baithe the, Nana ji ne dheere se kaha —
“Ek aur ladka hai…."
Hum sab ne unke taraf dekha aur Nani ne poocha - "koun?"
Nana ne bataya -"usse tum sab jaante ho, Abdul. Iss gaon se hi to hai. Suna hai padhai ke liye kuch saalon pehle sheher chala gaya tha. Educated hai, achha vyavhaar hai, sharif ghar ka hai. Uske maa-baap hum par vishwas karte hain.”
Sabne unki taraf dekha.
Nana ne aage kaha —
“Woh Musalmaan hai… lekin insaan sabse pehle hota hai. Agar Abdul raazi ho jaaye, to woh Anita ke liye ek accha jeevan-saathi ban sakta hai. Jitne din Anita uske pass rahegi, woh Anita ko khush rakhega. Kam se kam woh un lafra-baaz ladko se toh hazaar guna behtar hai.”
Abdul hamare gaon ka hi hai. Uska umra lagbhag bade bhaiya ka jitna hi hai, ho sakta hai bade bhai ka 1/2 saal senior ho. Matlab 23/24 saal.

Jab bade bhai chhote the 3/4 saal ka, tab woh Abdul ke sath khelta tha. Abhi bada hone ke baad dosti utna nehi raha. Bass jab raste par ya kahi aur mulakat hota hai to baat jit karte hai hum.
Nanaji ke yeh baat sunke ek pal ke liye sab khamosh ho gaye.
Phir nani ne kaanpte hue kahi —
“Zindagi bhar ka kalank laga diya jayega meri beti par. Ek Musalmaan? Gaon mein log kya kahenge?”
Bhaiya ne tez awaaz mein bola —
“Maa ke liye toh sab kuch kar sakta hoon… lekin uske saath kisi dusre dharm wale ki shaadi? Main mar jaaunga, lekin yeh bardasht nahi.”
Aur mummy?
Unki aankhen bhar gayi thi…
Par unhone sirf itna kaha —
“Meri apna dharm, apni maryada aur sab kuch mitti mein mil jayega… main yeh nahi kar sakti.”
Nana ji Nani ki taraf dekha.
Unki aankhon mein pehli baar thoda gussa tha —
“Toh tum log chahte kya ho? Marne do uske pati ko? Jab koi Hindu, Brahmin, Rajput, ya Baniya is shaadi ke liye taiyaar nahi, toh kya sirf uska dharm dekh ke hum ek achhe insaan ko chhod den?”
Lekin jawab sirf khamoshi thi. aur mummy ke chehre par wohi sannata
Us raat ghar ke har kone mein ek alag sa jwala thi.
Jaise sab ek dusre ko janta ho, par samajhta koi nahi.