New Delhi, May 31: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today said Maoists or its front groups could be behind the attack on Jnaneswari Express, a theory contrary to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that it was a conspiracy of the West Bengal government.
Chidambaram said the Railways favoured a CBI probe into the incident which claimed 148 lives but the state government’s view on it has not been received yet.
“The needle of suspicion points to Maoists or frontal organisations of CPI Maoists,” Chidambaram said during his monthly media briefing.
“However, the identity of the culprit can be established only in the investigations.
“Railway Ministry has suggested that there should be a CBI inquiry. We have asked for West Bengal government’s views.
We have not yet received their views,” he said.
–Agencies