印度的反对党在新德里举行游行，抗议政府清洗选民名单的行为；他们认为这一行为实际上有利于莫迪总理领导的政党。
India’s opposition parties have marched in New Delhi to protest a voter list purge they say favours PM Modi’s party.
数千名抗议者聚集在新德里，要求印度最高选举官员辞职，理由是该官员在选民名单修订过程中涉嫌滥用职权。
Thousands of protesters have marched in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of India’s top election official over alleged misconduct during a voter roll revision.
周一的示威活动标志着这场抗议活动与当局之间的最新冲突——新德里作为戒备森严的首都，局势持续紧张。
The demonstrations on Monday marked the latest confrontation with authorities in the heavily fortified capital.
近年来，反对党以及由年轻人发起的“Cockroach Janta Party”抗议运动的支持者们不断走上街头，无视政府严格的安全措施，要求政府停止从选民名单中删除选民信息，并要求选举委员会主席吉亚内什·库马尔（Gyanesh Kumar）辞职。
Opposition parties and supporters of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party protest movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a strict security clampdown to demand the government stop deleting voters from the rolls and calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
据媒体报道，自去年以来已有超过1.33亿人的名字从选民名单中被删除；在2024年的印度大选中，约有9.69亿人具备投票资格。
More than 133 million names have been removed from voter lists since last year, according to media reports. About 969 million people were eligible to vote in India’s 2024 polls.
批评者指出，这次大规模的选民名单修订可能对莫迪总理领导的印度人民党（Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP）有利。
Critics say the large-scale revision of electoral rolls could benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
负责监督印度这个世界上人口最多的国家选举过程的印度选举委员会否认有任何不当行为。
The Election Commission of India, which oversees the voting process in the world’s most populous nation, has denied any wrongdoing.
为维持秩序，当局连续第三天在德里市中心部署了数千名安保人员，设置了金属路障，并关闭了多个地铁站。
Authorities deployed thousands of security personnel across central Delhi for a third straight day, erecting heavy metal barricades and closing key metro stations.
根据当地媒体的报道，上周末有数千名抗议者（包括抗议活动的组织者）被拘留；其中大部分被拘留者（包括“Cockroach Janta Party”的三名高层领导人）随后已被释放。
Public attention has also focused on the police response, after a weekend in which thousands of protesters, including organisers, were detained, according to local media reports. Most of those detained, including three top leaders of the Cockroach movement, have since been released.
一些报道抗议活动的记者表示，尽管他们明确出示了记者证，仍遭到了拘留。
Several journalists covering the protests said they were detained despite clearly displaying their press cards.
这些示威活动已成为对莫迪政府的一个重大政治挑战，团结了反对党、学生团体以及因选民名单修订而感到愤怒的活动人士。
The demonstrations have become a major political challenge for Modi, drawing together opposition parties, student groups and activists angered by the voter roll revision.
批评者认为，这一措施对少数群体（尤其是穆斯林）造成了不公平的冲击。
Critics say the measure has disproportionately affected minorities, particularly Muslims.
选举当局表示，此举的目的是为了剔除重复的选民信息、已故选民的记录以及虚假的选民信息。
Election authorities say the move was intended to eliminate duplicate, deceased and fraudulent names.
