当局已加强新德里的安保措施,并宣布实施交通限制,以应对印度“蟑螂”运动计划举行的示威活动。
Authorities have increased security in New Delhi and announced transport restrictions ahead of a planned demonstration by India’s “Cockroach” movement.
谢赫·萨利克,新德里报道——周五,印度首都当局加强了安保措施,并宣布实施交通限制,以应对印度“蟑螂”运动计划举行的示威活动。该运动旨在限制民众参与一场日益壮大的抗议活动,这场抗议针对备受争议的选民名单修订工作,并已引发全国范围的抗议。
SHEIKH SAALIQ NEW DELHI — Authorities stepped up security in the Indian capital on Friday and announced transport restrictions ahead of a planned demonstration by India’s “Cockroach” movement, seeking to limit access to a growing campaign against a contentious revision of voter lists that has led to nationwide protests.
预计周六将有数千名抗议者聚集在新德里的詹塔·曼塔尔抗议地点,针对总理纳伦德拉·莫迪政府及国家选举机构的抗议行动正在升级。抗议者中还包括反对党成员,他们要求首席选举委员贾纳内什·库马尔辞职,并指控其领导的选举机构通过修订手段操纵选民名单。
Thousands of protesters are expected to gather at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest venue Saturday as the movement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and the country’s election authorities intensifies. The protesters, joined by opposition parties, are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the poll body he heads of manipulating voter lists through the revision.
印度铁路部门表示,周六将取消往返于新德里两个车站的多趟列车,而德里地铁则宣布关闭57个车站。这些限制措施可能会阻碍“蟑螂”运动支持者们前往抗议现场,其中许多学生依赖火车和地铁参加示威活动。
Indian Railways said it canceled several trains serving two New Delhi stations for Saturday, while the Delhi Metro announced the closure of 57 stations. The restrictions could hinder access to the protest site for supporters of the “Cockroach” movement, many of them students who have relied on trains and the metro to reach demonstrations.
当地媒体报道称,为应对此次抗议,首都已部署了至少2.3万名警察。
Local media reported that at least 23,000 police personnel had been deployed across the capital ahead of the protest.
警方表示,这些措施旨在维护法律与秩序,防止公共出行受到干扰。
Police say the measures are intended to maintain law and order and prevent disruptions to public movement.
此次抗议的核心是被称为“特别集中修订”的全国选民名单审查工作,该工作已在印度大多数邦及联邦直辖区实施。截至目前,已有超过1.3亿人的名字被移除,数百万人对此提出了申诉。
The protests center on a nationwide review of voter lists known as the Special Intensive Revision, which has been carried out in most of India’s states and federally administered territories. More than 130 million names have been removed so far. Millions of people have appealed the deletions.
被移除名字的人可以提出申诉,但批评者称,这一过程可能十分困难,尤其是对于那些缺乏旧版政府记录或其他必要文件的人而言。
Those whose names have been removed can appeal, but critics say the process can be difficult, particularly for people who lack older government records or other required documents.
反对党称,此次名单清理行动对支持他们以及少数族裔群体的民众造成了不成比例的影响,而那些更可能支持莫迪领导的印度教民族主义执政党——印度人民党的人,则被保留在名单中或新增入内。选举委员会和政府驳斥了这些指控,称此次行动没有任何政治动机,旨在清除重复和不符合资格的条目。
Opposition parties say the removals have disproportionately affected their supporters and people from minority groups, while voters more likely to support Modi’s Hindu nationalist ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have been retained or added to the lists. The Election Commission and the government reject the allegations, saying the exercise lacks any political motive and is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.
此次抗议活动部分由“蟑螂”运动主导。该运动最初于5月发起了一场线上的青年运动,随后扩展为街头抗议。此前,该运动因考试试卷泄露问题而举行的示威、静坐和绝食活动,曾迫使莫迪的教育部长于7月辞职。
The demonstrations have been led in part by the “Cockroach” movement, which began as an online youth campaign in May before expanding into street protests. Its earlier demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes over exam paper leaks forced Modi’s education minister to resign in July.
反对党领袖拉胡尔·甘地也已成为这场运动中的突出人物。本周在新德里的抗议活动中,警方曾两次短暂拘留他。
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has also emerged as a prominent figure in the campaign. Police briefly detained him twice during protests in New Delhi this week.
在抗议活动开始前,学生团体和活动人士指责警方拘留了部分前往首都的抗议者。当地媒体报道称,警方还走访了首都的一些清真寺,并敦促宗教领袖劝阻民众参加此次示威。
Ahead of the protest, student groups and activists accused police of detaining some protesters traveling to the capital. Local media reported that officers had also visited some mosques in the capital and urged religious leaders to discourage people from attending the demonstration.
“蟑螂”运动领导人阿比吉特·迪普克周五表示,尽管存在拘留和限制措施,抗议者仍将继续行动。
Abhijeet Dipke, the “Cockroach” movement’s leader, said Friday that protesters would proceed despite detentions and restrictions.
迪普克在X平台上发帖称:“莫迪,这种恐吓是行不通的。这个国家的年轻人已经不再害怕你了。”
“This intimidation is not going to work, Modi,” Dipke said in a post on X. “The youth of this country are no longer scared of you.”