新德里当局正为周五围绕印度有争议的选民名单修订问题的另一次对峙做准备，警方计划限制由青年领导的“蟑螂人民党”计划举行的示威活动。
Authorities in New Delhi are bracing for another confrontation on Friday over India’s contentious voter-roll revision, with police set to restrict a planned demonstration by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party.
该运动的创始人阿比吉特·迪普克呼吁支持者聚集在康诺特广场，这是首都的主要商业区之一，因为当局逮捕了该党两名领导人，对峙局势日益加深。他还敦促全国其他地区的支持者举行类似示威。
The movement’s founder Abhijeet Dipke called on supporters to gather at Connaught Place, one of the capital’s main commercial districts, as a standoff with authorities deepens over the arrest of two of its leaders. He also urged supporters elsewhere in the country to hold similar demonstrations.
执政旁遮普邦的反对党“常人党”也承诺支持这场抗议，这是更广泛运动的一部分，旨在回应数百万合格选民被不当从选民名单中移除的指控。
The opposition Aam Aadmi Party, which governs Punjab state, has also pledged to support the protest, part of a broader campaign over allegations that millions of eligible voters were improperly removed from electoral rolls.
作为回应，德里警方表示，已实施禁止令，“旨在维护康诺特广场及其毗邻地区的和平与安宁，保护人身安全以及公共和私人财产。”交通警察限制了康诺特广场周边主要道路的通行，并建议通勤者预留额外出行时间，尽可能使用公共交通工具。
In response, Delhi police said prohibitory orders were in place “to maintain peace and tranquillity in Connaught Place and its adjoining areas and to protect human lives and public and private property.”Traffic police restricted access to major roads around Connaught Place and advised commuters to allow extra travel time and use public transport where possible.
这场对峙为当局处理抗议活动的另一次考验铺平了道路，上周末有数千人被拘留，首都部分地区实际上被封锁。官员表示，计划于周五举行示威的中央公园将关闭两天。
The confrontation sets the stage for another test of authorities’ handling of the protests after thousands of people were detained and parts of the capital effectively locked down last weekend. Officials said Central Park, where Friday’s demonstration is planned, will be closed for two days.
这些政治紧张局势出现在印度原本强劲的增长故事面临日益增大压力之际。该国仍然是世界上增长最快的主要经济体，但卢比疲软、外资流出和通胀上升，给纳伦德拉·莫迪总理领导的政府带来了更多挑战。
The political tensions come as India’s otherwise strong growth story faces mounting pressure. The country remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy, but a weak rupee, foreign investment outflows and rising inflation are adding to the challenges facing the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
关于周五这次集会的争议，源于对公民正义党（CJP）抗议活动的限制日益加剧。该党领导人索拉夫·达斯（Saurav Das）和阿舒托什·兰卡（Ashutosh Ranka）本周早些时候因冲破警方设置的路障进入“Jantar Mantar”广场而被关押五天；当局最近已将“Jantar Mantar”广场从指定的抗议场所名单中移除。两人随后又因非法侵入等罪名被再次关押。
The dispute over Friday’s gathering follows growing restrictions on CJP’s protests. Leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were jailed for five days earlier this week after crossing police barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, which authorities recently removed as a designated protest site. The two were later jailed on charges including trespassing.
国际特赦组织印度分会呼吁立即释放他们，称这些逮捕行为以及将“Jantar Mantar”广场从抗议场所名单中移除的做法威胁到了公民的和平集会与言论自由权利。
Amnesty International India called for their immediate release, saying the arrests and removal of Jantar Mantar as an authorized protest venue threatened the rights to peaceful assembly and dissent.
据当地媒体报道，在这次抗议活动之前，德里高等法院拒绝禁止该活动的举行，因为警方保证会采取一切法律允许的措施来规范此次集会。
Ahead of the planned protest, the Delhi High Court declined to block it after police assured they would take all legally permitted measures to regulate the gathering, local media reported.
这场争议的焦点在于：在全国范围内进行的选民资格核查工作中，有1.3亿人的姓名被从选民名单草案中删除。这一举措引发了反对党的强烈抗议，他们要求选举委员会主席吉亚内什·库马尔（Gyanesh Kumar）辞职，并要求对这一删除行为展开独立调查。
The controversy centers on the removal of 130 million names from draft electoral rolls under a nationwide exercise to verify voter eligibility, prompting opposition parties to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They have also called for an independent investigation into the deletions.
选举委员会否认了任何不当行为的指控，称此次修改的目的是为了清除重复登记、已故选民以及不符合选举资格的选民信息。
The Election Commission has rejected allegations of wrongdoing, saying the revision is intended to remove duplicate, deceased and ineligible voters.
莫迪领导的印度人民党（Bharatiya Janata Party）的领导人则为这一举措辩护，指责反对派在选举失利后试图破坏民主制度。莫迪本人尚未就最近的抗议活动公开发表任何评论。
Leaders of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party have defended the exercise and accused the opposition of seeking to undermine democratic institutions following electoral defeats. Modi hasn’t publicly commented on the latest protests.