HM accepts failure in some aspects in Maoist attack in Bengal

New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Terming the Maoists attack on a
police camp in India's eastern state of West Bengal as
outrageous, Home Minister P Chidambaram Tuesday accepted there
were indications of "failure" in some aspects which only a
detailed review would reveal.
"While there are indications of failure in some aspects,
only a thorough review will reveal how the police camp with
adequate strength was overrun, when there was day light, by
the Communist Party of India (Maoist)," he said in a statement
here.
The Home Minister, who spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, said the attack is "another
outrageous attempt by the banned organisation to overawe the
established authority in the State."
"I condemn the attack. There has been a massive loss of
lives. Besides, more than 40 weapons are reported to have been
looted. The leader of the CPI (Maoist) has claimed
responsibility for the attack and has threatened to repeat
such attacks in the future.
"Every attack of this kind exposes the true nature and
character of the CPI(Maoist). Their goal is to seize power.
Their weapon is violence. No organisation or group in a
democratic republic has the right to take to violence to
overpower the established legal authority," he said,
criticising a number of "well meaning organisation" that find
"legitimacy" in the armed struggle by CPI (Maoists). (MORE)
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