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 Chidambaram said "The buck stops at my desk" at a function to honour Central Reserve Police Fiorce (CRPF) jawans on Valour Day. 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. First, Chidambaram said "The buck stops with the Chief Minister" in reference to the West Bengal state government after he visited Lalgarh, the Naxal stronghold in West Bengal. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister, took strong exception to Chidambaram's language. Then BJP leader Arun Jaitley said "The buck stops with the Home Minister.""April 9 is celebrated as Valour Day. Bravery must be saluted. Today we stand on the shadow of what happened in Dantewada. Let us remember their bravery and courage." Meanwhile, about 100 Naxals attacked the Kenarsila village in Sasaram district of Bihar on Friday, killing two villagers. "Usually Naxals attack security forces or symbols of govt domination. Attacking civilians is something we don't hear of too often," said Rohtas SP Vikas Vaibhav.
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