Shackles for safety.

"Th shift in US Congressional control is a pivotal moment for Washington," but the relationship between the US and India "rests on bipartisan support and consensus built around Indo-Pacific cooperation amid Chinese assertiveness, along with people-to-people contacts and technology and defence ties." "Democrats have traditionally been more vocal, even critical of India on human rights and other internal issues, but this has rarely been a deal-breaker." TOI. Democrat Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has won re-election. She is "a hard baked 'progressive'who has needled Indian govt on issues such as 'human rights' and 'religious freedom', which have constantly agitated her ilk," and "The strong performance can encourage her and the contingent of insurgents who include known India critics like Ilhan Omar to meddle in India's internal affairs." TOI. Human rights are absolute and not an "internal affair" for a fascist government to grant as a favor and, if her ilk of insurgents put it on the agenda, it could deter the brutes from deliberately blinding students with pellet guns (BBC) or arresting innocent six year old children for asking for better education  (NDTV). Abusive language shows the ignorant intolerance of a brainwashed apparatchik. Jayapal and Omar and their ilk of insurgents are bound by the First Amendment of the US Constitution which grants religious freedom, freedom of speech and "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." All the rights that drive Indian fascists and their ilk to insane rage. "In an unusual request, two accused in the murder of Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan requested to be handcuffed and shackled during their production before a court in Shamli, expressing apprehension that they could be subjected to a fake encounter by UP Police. The court accepted their plea." TOI. An 'encounter' is a euphemism for cold blooded murder of a prisoner by the police in a staged incident. wikipedia. The judges accepted the 'human rights' of the alleged murderers. A speech by Maulana Jarjis Ansari "delivered at a gathering in Auraiya on 29 October, has triggered a political row in Uttar Pradesh after he warned that Muslim houses could be burnt and bulldozers deployed if the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government returned to power." News18. The BJP accused him of "deliberately creating fear among Muslims and attempting to provoke communal sentiments." Was he provoking? In 2022, "Four bulldozers, parked at the venue where UP CM Yogi Adityanath addressed a rally on Friday, caught the attention of many in Sultanpur." India Today.   Hypocrisy is nakedly brazen, it seems. In August 2022, while celebrating India's Independence Day at Edison, New Jersey, "a yellow bulldozer - a symbol that has become offensive to many Muslims - appeared among the floats." "Hung from the bulldozer during the Aug. 14 parade was a sign that read 'Baba Bulldozer' in the Hindi language alongside pictures of Indian politician Yogi Adityanath." Reuters. Could not be more explicit. In 2025, a veteran Congress leader was accused of treason against the Indian state by the Karimganj unit of the BJP in Assam for humming two lines from Tagore's song "Amaar sonar Bangla, aami tomay bhalobasi" (My golden Bengal, thee I love) because it has been adopted by Bangladesh as its national anthem. Chief Minister of Assam Hemant Biswa Sarma "instructed the State DGP (Director General of Police) to take stern action against the accused members and leaders of the Congress" for endangering "the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India, such as inciting secession, armed rebellion and subversive activities." HT. Tagore wrote this song to unite Bengalis against British occupation. If the integrity and unity of India can be threatened by the song more than 75 years after Independence it is because this government is just as brutal as the British were. Perhaps worse.