'Intelligence failure led to Maoist attack'
The West Bengal government admitted on Tuesday that intelligence failure led to the biggest-ever Maoist attack in the state, as it declared that joint operation by the combined forces against the Maoists will not be suspended.
New Delhi, March 31 Saying that Maoists needed to be dealt with ``firmly and boldly'', union Home Minister P. Chidambaram cautioned sympathisers of the left wing extremists against having any ``illusions about their motives and methods''.