India, July 1 -- It seems to be a case of applying two yardsticks for two former Finance Ministers. The CBI, which has announced the need for questioning Jaswant Singh - the Finance Minister during the NDA regime - has apparently given a clean chit to P Chidambaram, who was the Finance Minister when the 2G spectrum scam occurred.

The investigating agency has admitted to lapses by the Finance Ministry under Chidambaram in 2G spectrum allocation and pricing but has asserted there's "no criminal misconduct". The agency has squarely blamed former Telecom Minister A Raja for the entire scam.

"Investigation in the matter so far has not disclosed criminal misconduct on the part of any public servant of the Ministry of Finance," summed up CBI j...