New Delhi: The Home Minister, P Chidambaram, has written to the Prime Minister to accept "full responsibility" for India's worst-ever Naxal attack on Monday, in which 76 jawans were killed. (Read: Chidambaram on Naxal attack: Something went very wrong)
Chidambaram said after his return here from Dantewada, he had given it in writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He did not go any further, saying, "Let me not elaborate."
Over the last few days, "the buck stops" has become a catch phrase in the polemic on the Naxal issue, with different politicians hurling it at each other publicly.
On Monday, jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force were returning from a "sanitizing operation" in the forests of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh when they were ambushed by hundreds of Naxals who opened fire. Positioned on hilltops, the Naxals struck swiftly; jawans who tried to seek refuge near trees in the thick forests were killed in landmine blasts. (Read: 76 security men killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh)
He also said his Ministry will ensure that the families of slain jawans received compensation by the end of this month and one member from each of them got a job.
"I am proud of the innumerable duties the CRPF is called upon to perform. I salute all those who laid down their lives and my heart goes out to their families," Chidambaram said. (With PTI inputs)
Chidambaram said after his return here from Dantewada, he had given it in writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He did not go any further, saying, "Let me not elaborate."
Over the last few days, "the buck stops" has become a catch phrase in the polemic on the Naxal issue, with different politicians hurling it at each other publicly.
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On Monday, jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force were returning from a "sanitizing operation" in the forests of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh when they were ambushed by hundreds of Naxals who opened fire. Positioned on hilltops, the Naxals struck swiftly; jawans who tried to seek refuge near trees in the thick forests were killed in landmine blasts. (Read: 76 security men killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh)
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He also said his Ministry will ensure that the families of slain jawans received compensation by the end of this month and one member from each of them got a job.
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"I am proud of the innumerable duties the CRPF is called upon to perform. I salute all those who laid down their lives and my heart goes out to their families," Chidambaram said. (With PTI inputs)
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