Can we at least hope that it was not a political decision?

As expected, all the accused in the 2G scam case were found not guilty by a special CBI Court, which not only shows our premier investigating agency in poor light but leaves us wondering if politicians and civil servants have got away again. The CBI has been called "the handmaiden of the government". This judgement comes 2 months after another CBI Court judge was savaged by the Allahabad High Court as "math teacher" and a "film director" as it set aside the guilty verdict in the Aarushi murder case. The chief accused in the 2G case, A Raja, the Telecoms Minister during the scam, is the husband of Ms Kanimozhi, who is the daughter Mr Karunanidhi, chief of the DMK Party. It is pure coincidence that the Prime Minister met Mr Karunanidhi last month at his home. Why did the case collapse? Because civil servants did not speak the truth as witnesses. Civil servants were "evasive", "mischievous", "irresponsible", who "tried to disown official record", which means they were lying on the stand. Will they be put in prison for perjury? Were they instructed to lie under oath? We will never know. But, as taxpayers, we may suffer huge damages as foreign telecom firms, which lost billions of dollars, may now sue the government for compensation. The Supreme Court cancelled all 122 telecom licenses in 2012, awarded by A Raja, in response to several Public Interest Litigations. An investigation by the Indian Express found how serious cases of rioting, violence against public officials and destruction of public property against politicians in UP were quietly withdrawn by the government. What happens in one state happens everywhere in India. Occasionally our fellows are exposed when a foreign firm admits to paying bribes but no one ever seems to go to prison. It is not just a question of waste of taxpayer money due to shoddy investigation, India maybe losing up to 500,000 children every year to traffickers because of police apathy and inadequacy. 75% of people do not report crimes because the police are seen as unfriendly. According to the government we need another 500,000 police officers in the country, but there is no shortage of police in protecting our VIPs, many of whom are violent criminals. It would be an irony if our children were not suffering. Why is crime tolerated by the government? Because the threat of prosecution keeps opposition under control and helps those in power, wrote Prof K Basu. In despair helpless people seek solace in so called 'godmen' who listen to their woes. Verdict in the 'fodder scam case' today. Not guilty, as usual?