拥吻示威

Romantics Plan 'KIiss and Hug' Protest

More than 100 couples plan to hold a "Kiss and hug" protest outside the office of Calcutta's city mayor to press demands for a special area for romantics in the eastern Indian city, one of the organizers said. The couples are demanding a special area where they can meet without harassment from nosy police officers or inopportune hawkers. "Our mayor does not seem to have any idea about love. He says we don't need a separate love zone. So we have decided to have couples hug and kiss in front in the Calcutta Municipal Corporation where he works," said Rupak Manush, president of Lovers' Organization for Voluntary Exhibition (LOVE). Kissing in public is disapproved of in conservative India. And even in Calcutta, seen as one of India's most socially-progressive cities, attitudes are hard to change. "There is no need for love zones for romantics. This is a bogus demand. Let them protest," Subroto Mukherjee, mayor of Calcutta, told reporters.

抗议活动组织者之一说，超过100对情侣将在加尔各答市市长办公室外举行“接吻及拥抱”抗议活动，敦促政府在这个印度东部城市辟出一块“浪漫特区”。情侣们要求开辟一片特殊的区域以便他们在那里相会，避开爱管闲事的警察和没眼色的小贩的打扰。爱侣志愿展示组织主席鲁巴克·马努什说：“看起来，我们的市长对爱情一无所知。他说我们不需要单独的‘爱情区域’。于是我们决定让情侣们在他上班的加尔各答市政府前面拥抱和接吻。”在保守的印度，人们不赞成公开接吻。即使是在被视为印度社会风气最开放城市之一的加尔各答，这种态度也难以改变。加尔各答市长萨布罗托·穆克赫吉对记者说：“这儿不需要给情侣设立什么‘爱情区域’。这是个无理的要求。让他们抗议去吧。”

Remarks：情浓之际，自然到处良辰美景。何必画地为牢，弄出一个集体活动的所在来？