印度數千人參加在野陣營抗議，要求選舉首長辭職

作者：薩拉布・夏瑪（Saurabh Sharma）與薩克希・達亞爾（Sakshi Dayal）By Saurabh Sharma and Sakshi Dayal

路透新德里11月1日電——週日，數千人在德里抗議，要求印度選舉首長因修訂選民名冊下台。這是在野陣營一個多月來挑戰總理納倫德拉・莫迪（Narendra Modi）的示威行動中最新一波。NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Thousands protested in Delhi on Sunday to demand the resignation of India's election chief over a revision of voter lists, the latest in more than a month of opposition demonstrations challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

週日的抗議由在野國大黨（Congress Party）領袖拉胡爾・甘地帶領，抗議者表示，這次修訂有利於莫迪所屬的印度教民族主義政黨印度人民黨（Bharatiya Janata Party）。Led by Rahul Gandhi, a leader of the opposition Congress Party, Sunday's protesters say the revision benefits Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.

這些抗議及在野陣營支持度上升，構成莫迪自2014年上台以來最嚴重的危機，不過他的政府仍維持穩定，而下屆大選要到2029年才舉行。The protests and growing support for the opposition form the worst crisis for Modi since he came to power in 2014, though his government remains stable and the next general election is not due until 2029.

在抗議者開始從德里市中心遊行前往指定集會地點之前，當局加強維安並預告將實施交通改道；該集會地點已有數千人聚集。Authorities tightened security and warned of traffic diversions before protesters began a march from central Delhi to the designated rally site, where thousands had already assembled.

抗議者說：「應該有人負責」'THERE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABILITY', PROTESTER SAYS

數百名維安人員包圍歷史悠久的拉姆利拉廣場，其中一些人持有警棍和盾牌，並有防暴車輛同行；與此同時，數百人開始朝廣場前進，許多人揮舞國旗和政黨旗幟。在野黨領袖則乘坐敞篷吉普車帶領遊行。Hundreds of security personnel, some of them carrying batons and shields and accompanied by riot-control vehicles, surrounded the historic Ramlila Maidan ground as hundreds of people, many waving national and party flags, began moving towards it. Opposition party leaders led the march in an open-top jeep.

甘地在集會上發言時表示，首席選舉委員賈內什・庫馬爾必須離開職位，而罷免他將是讓這個國家「回到正軌」的第一步。Speaking at the rally, Gandhi said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would have to vacate his post, and his removal would be the first step towards bringing the country "back on the right track".

甘地在台上說，清理選民名冊「是在偷走每一位印度公民的聲音。這是在偷走每一位公民的表達權」。他說：「這是背叛國家的行為。這是叛國。」The voter roll purge "is the theft of the voice of every single citizen of India. It is the theft of every citizen’s right to expression," Gandhi said from the stage. "This is an act of betrayal against the nation. This is treason."

聽他發言的抗議者當中，有國大黨學生組織成員麗娜・馬赫托（Reena Mahto）。她說，她家中有4人因一項錯誤紀錄而被從選民名冊刪除，該紀錄指稱他們已搬到其他地方。Among the protesters listening to him was Reena Mahto, a member of the Congress' student wing, who said four people from her family had been deleted from the voter list due to a false record that they had moved elsewhere.

她告訴路透社，她的家人長期住在中部恰蒂斯加爾邦的賈格達爾普爾，但「現在突然之間，我們被標記為已從自己的房子遷出」。她還說：「應該有人負責，而我們就是來要求追究責任。」She told Reuters the family had long lived in Jagdalpur in the central state of Chhattisgarh, but "now all of a sudden we have been marked as shifted from our own house," adding, "There should be accountability, and we are here to seek that."

這項選民名冊變更刪除了超過1.3億個名字——比日本人口還多。在野黨指稱，被刪除者不成比例地影響穆斯林選民與其他少數族群成員，而這些人不太可能支持印度人民黨。The change to voter rolls removed over 130 million names — more than the population of Japan. Opposition parties allege the deletions disproportionately affected Muslim voters and members of other minorities who are unlikely to support the BJP.

選舉委員會表示，修訂選民名冊的目的是更新名單，以刪除重複及不具資格的選民。該委員會否認偏袒任何政黨，並表示遭錯誤刪除的選民可以重新登記。印度人民黨則指控對手質疑合法選舉程序，企圖破壞民主。The Election Commission says the aim of the voter revision is to update voter lists to remove duplicate and ineligible voters. It has denied favouring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol. The BJP has accused rivals of trying to undermine democracy by questioning legitimate electoral processes.

迪內什・辛格（Dinesh Singh）說，他為了孩子們的未來參加這場抗議。Dinesh Singh said he was joining the protest for the sake of his children's future.

他說：「我不隸屬任何政黨。我是為了一個目標而來。我希望孩子們記得，我們曾為他們的未來奮鬥。」"I am not affiliated with any political party," he said. "I am here for a cause. I want the children to remember that we fought for their future."

部長稱，這是為了製造「無政府狀態」的「陰謀」'CONSPIRACY' FOR 'ANARCHY', MINISTER SAYS

不過，衛生部長賈加特・普拉卡什・納達（Jagat Prakash Nadda）稱這場抗議是「精心策劃的戲碼」。Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, however, called the protest a "carefully orchestrated drama".

他告訴新聞通訊社ANI：「今天在拉姆利拉廣場所發生的事，並不是尊重民主的行動。這是一場經過算計的陰謀，打著民主的名義，企圖讓國家陷入無政府狀態。」"What is unfolding today at Ramlila Maidan is not an act of respect for democracy. It is a calculated conspiracy to plunge the nation into anarchy, all in the name of democracy," he told news agency ANI.

這場示威是自9月底以來一連串幾乎每日舉行的抗議中最新一場；在野黨、學生組織，以及由青年主導的蟑螂人民黨（Cockroach Janta Party）一直要求選舉首長辭職。The demonstration is the latest in a series of near-daily protests that opposition parties, student organisations and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party have held since late September demanding the resignation of the election chief.

《印度快報》（Indian Express）報導稱，庫馬爾的兩名副手曾在內部對選民名冊修訂、登記程序及數位系統提出多項疑慮；報導刊出後，抗議隨即爆發。The protests erupted after the Indian Express newspaper reported that Kumar's two deputies had raised several concerns internally about voter list revisions, registration procedures and digital systems.

（採訪報導：薩拉布・夏瑪、薩克希・達亞爾；撰稿：薩克希・達亞爾；編輯：拉朱・戈帕拉克里希南、威廉・馬拉德、彼得・格拉夫）(Reporting by Saurabh Sharma and Sakshi Dayal; Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan, William Mallard, Peter Graff)