There is no denying the fact that a different set of rules has always applied to the politicians in our country. But these elaborate double standards look all set to change. The tide began turning with the conviction of Sukh Ram, former Union Communications Minister who served the nation in PV Narasimharao’s government. And now, the judgments given in the two cases against Rashid Masood and RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav are sure to break more ground and bring politicians firmly under the ambit of the laws of the land.

For this, we have to thank the unrelenting efforts of the CBI and the Special Court in the Bihar fodder case. The five-year jail term handed out to former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav should serve as a lesson for politicos across the country who have long basked in the knowledge that they are immune to and above the laws.