India, June 17 -- In the great theatre of Indian politics, some plotlines never get old. One such time-tested classic is the ruling BJP's all-consuming obsession with the Gandhi family - and Robert Vadra, their "extended liability" by matrimonial accident. Ever since the saffron regime ascended the throne in 2014, it's as if a full-time department was created solely to find new ways to summon, grill, and headline-hunt this political dynasty. If governance had a sibling, it would be vendetta.

Let's begin with the royal target - Sonia Gandhi. The "Queen Mother" of Congress was summoned, interrogated, and made the centerpiece of breaking news so many times that even news anchors must've started copy-pasting the script. Her only crime? Possi...