Lalgarh operation was a mistake:
``I still think that the Lalgarh operation was a mistake. The union home ministry didn't consult us before beginning the operation in the region,'' Banerjee told the Bengali TV channel Star Ananda in an interview.
Even as the government tries to recover from the controversies kicked up by Army Chief Gen VK Singh, a news report claimed on Wednesday that Indian Army had moved two units towards New Delhi without notifying the government on January 16.