Railway minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, for the mishandling of Naxal problem in the state. She demanded withdrawal of the joint security forces deployed to counter Maoists. Mamata Banerjee threw a challenge before Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, daring him to stop her from coming to power in the elections next year.
