In a speech to the Confederation of Indian Industries our most revered Home Minister has said that there is a lack of effective government in areas infested by Naxals. He said,'...People have virtually distanced the government. There is huge trust deficit between elected government and people of these areas. They tend to rely upon structures of power which oppose the country.' A devastating confession after 63 years of independence but not really complete. It is not just the Naxal areas but the entire country that mistrusts politicians, civil servants, the police, the CBI, industrialists, lawyers and, dare I say it, even judges especially of the lower courts. Politicians in Delhi allowed Manu Sharma out on bail for a month to enjoy himself in night clubs. Rathore was protected by senior police officers and politicians for decades. Some 15 years after he was caught redhanded Mr. Sukhram is still free to enjoy life. Judges in the provident fund case have escaped and Justice Dinakaran has been merely transferred. Politicians of all parties are accused of accumulating disproportionate amounts of wealth but no one has been sentenced to prison so far. The BJP has openly accused the Congress of using the CBI as an enforcing agency to win the recent ' cut motion ' in parliament. The list is endless. Sadly the freeloading press muddies the waters by talking about ' criminalisation of politics ' instead of telling the truth which is that most of politicians and civil servants are criminals. The danger is that ordinary people see that justice is selective and want to dispense it themselves. That is why they support the Naxals.