The Central Bureau of Investigation seems to be maintaining double standards in opposing bail petitions of the accused in various cases it is probing in different parts of the country.

In most of the cases such as Adarsh Housing scam, 2G spectrum scam and Taj Corridor scam, the accused managed to get of the jail on bail after certain period, as the CBI did not oppose their bail petitions. Of course, they could get the bail only after the accused had been compelled to fall in line with the diktats of the Congress party and surrendered before the high command.

But in Andhra Pradesh, the accused in various cases have been languishing in jail for months, only because the CBI has been very harsh on them. Senior IAS officers B P Acharya, Y Srilakshmi and retired officer V D Rajagopal, besides Gali Janardhan Reddy, B V Srinivasa Reddy, industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad, N Sunil Reddy and now Y S Jaganmohan Reddy have been in the jail for quite some time without any respite because CBI joint director V V Lakshminarayana has been strongly resisting their bail petitions. On Friday, the judicial remand of the accused in OMC and Jagan cases had been extended till July 18.

Don’t be surprised if they get the bail soon after they come to a compromise with the Congress high command!