印度首都警方周五拘留了多名参加游行的抗议者，他们抗议选民名册中涉嫌删除选民。
Police in the Indian capital on Friday detained several protesters taking part in a march over the alleged deletion of voters from electoral rolls in the country.
上月一份报告称，两名选举委员曾就多个邦和联邦属地修订选民名册的决定向首席选举委员贾内什·库马尔提出担忧，此后新德里爆发大规模抗议。抗议者要求库马尔辞职。
New Delhi has witnessed massive protests following a report last month that two election commissioners had raised concerns with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over decisions related to the revision of voter lists in several states and federal territories. The protesters have demanded Kumar’s resignation.
周五，应“反对 SIR 的德里人民协调委员会”号召参加抗议的人员手持国旗和横幅，要求停止选民名册特别密集修订（SIR）工作。
On Friday, participants in a protest called by the “Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR” carried national flags and banners demanding an end to the electoral roll revision exercise.
选举委员会已在多个邦开展了选民名册特别密集修订工作。反对派指控大量选民被从选民名册中删除，当局否认这一指控。
The Election Commission has conducted special intensive revision (SIR) exercises of electoral rolls in several states. The opposition alleges that a large number of voters have been removed from the electoral rolls, a charge denied by authorities.
抗议者高呼反对首席选举委员贾内什·库马尔的口号，并试图游行至印度选举委员会办公室。
The protesters raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and attempted to march to the office of the Election Commission of India.
当地电视画面显示，德里警方人员正在拘留抗议者。德里警方尚未就拘留人数发表声明。
Local television footage showed Delhi Police personnel detaining protesters. Delhi Police have yet to issue a statement on how many people were detained.
同样参加周五抗议的左翼学生组织“全印度学生协会”在美国社交媒体公司 X 上写道：“我们不会放弃投票权和为投票权抗议的权利！我们是一个民主国家，我们将确保这种精神永存！”
The All India Students’ Association, a left-wing student organization that also joined Friday’s protest, wrote on US social media company X: “We won’t let go of our right to vote and the right to protest for it! Our’s is a democratic country and we will ensure that spirit remains alive!.”
反对派指控该过程导致大量选民被删除。然而，印度选举委员会表示，其所有行动“均符合法律和委员会的指示”。
The opposition has alleged that the process has resulted in the removal of a large number of voters. The Election Commission of India, however, has said that all its actions “have been in accordance with laws and instructions of the Commission.”
执政党印度人民党（BJP）指责反对党和“外国势力”试图“破坏国家稳定”。
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused opposition parties and “foreign powers” of attempting to “destabilize the country.”