ae se 5 are SY etc ee Niet i8 Jikely'td boomerang on CongressINDIA TODAY swoneindiatoday.in (ae tncre Oncor Senta Batytnoe nueces Swat ‘Ryans ecru ery hee temu sate Rrvenceretonsnt Comes cr turtasne Seyret Ar oan agape mavanre Saran Sete bcemee Matudronect nc) ERSTE RSIS anemeres From the editor-in-chief "he government is a house which has been plundered and looted many times ‘overby politicians of all shades. Every new tenant wants to punishthe previous occupant, but rarely dors a case reach itslogical conclusion elther because the incumbent's tenancy expires or because the incumbent fears that the ‘same will by lone ta them ance they vacate the premises. A commonly used instrument is to file a Disproportionate Assets (ns}case against an inconvenient rival There isa galasy of political stars who have ny case against them Former chief ministers Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati. J. Jayalaithaa and Lalu Prasad Yaday area few among thom The heat isturned onand aff at the convenkence of the ruling party ‘The most recent inconvenience is YS. Jagan Moban Reddy, son of he late Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS. Rajasekhara Reddy Ie saw a nisein his assets from Its 36 Lakh in 2003-00 to Rs 356 crore in ZO11. 4 1,000-times in- creawin wealth over such a short time span ismost unusual Jagan wasarrested and remanded to judicial custody on May 27. The fart is that Jagan expanded his business empire during the reign of his father as chief ministerof Andhra Pradesh between 2004 and 2009, until he was tragically kiled in a helicopter accident The fact also is that the Congress Government. in power at the Centre in all those years did absolutely nothing to investigate him while his father wasalive ‘The late YS. Rajaehhara Rrekdy was crucial to the Congress-led tra's two General Edeetion wine in 2004 and 2009. In 2004, be delivered! 29 Lok Sabha seats for the Congress from Andhra, around one-fifth of the tatal Congress tall of 1453. In 2009, be delivered 33 seats to the Congress, one-sixth of is total tally of 206. He ako wrested back control of Andhra Pradesh’s Assembly from Chanrababu Naiduin 2004 and won a second term in 2009, Whatever his financial dealings. ar his son's. he was too important for Sonia Gandhi and the Ci “The discord betwoen Jagan and the Congress began after his father's death, when he laid claim to the chief minis ship of Andhra Pradesh. tn the Congress system of dynasty polities at the top, Jagan’s claim was not out of Ene with the party Seuhos. Inits wisdom, the Congress high command rejected his claim and Jagan lefl the party to float a new out- fit, the YSH Congress, in February 2011. Soon after, be won a SUREEC 2010coER thumping re-election from Kadapa by a marginof more than five lakh votes. In August, the cat was unleashed on Jagan, “The poitical consequences for the Congress could be disastrous For a man arrested on charges of corruption, Jagan was treated liko a hero by his Supporters. Instead of weakening him, the Congress has strengthened his hand in the 18 Assembly seat by-elections due in mid-June. Ifhis party sweeps the by-elections —the publi: mood suggests it willthe Congress's prospects in 2014 will be greatly diminished, in ts onestronghold in the South. Our cover story, written by Senior Faitor Amarnath K. Menon and Associate Editor Bhavna Vj-Aurora, ts an exhaustive account of how the Congress has messed up ts fortunes in Andhra Pradesh by victimising Jagan, The Story also contains anaccount of Jagan’s business interests, many of which are indeedcontroversial. ‘The Jagan episae again highlights theuse,by the ruling party. of ca, for dng political opponents It's. pity because the cnt had gained some iy in its vigorous pursuit of the 2G seam evenif Iwas atthe instance ofthe Judiciary: The car's suspiciously timed action against Jagan smacks of vendetta Tather than due process. | boliove the people of india have wisened up to such tactics and these will boomerang on the instigators, ae Aroon Purie) AACu 2126 woaronar 7Inside NATION DIPLOMACY ‘The spirit of democracy is inthe air in Myanmar. India missed its symboliem and Its historic significance. SOCIETY KAMASUTRA Why Can'ta Woman Have 78 | Sex Like a Man? Avmriter challenges Vatsyayana's ‘Kamasutra and THE BIG STORY INDIAN ARMY Fresh Battle foi 34 Army Honour : ‘The new Army chief prepares for a ‘clearrup operation as he inherits a gy force still recovering from controversies ‘swirling around his predecessor. NATION ASSAM SPECIAL REPORT Ema eas Return of 6) i} BURA} Perce een ie Pant Seer ene ita ee eas te See ce ry No Cause for 52 | Aggression Army intelligence operation pes wrong, calling into question ‘motive of officers behind it. Cover concept by DEV KABIR MALIK