The Bhubaneshwar-Delhi Rajdhani express is expected to reach Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. The train left Midnapore in West Bengal a little after 10 on Tuesday night, after a 7-hour ordeal when a pro-Naxal group held the train hostage demanding the release of Chhatradhar Mahato, who led the Lalgarh siege. CRPF personnel are escorting the train to ensure the safety of the passengers for the rest of the journey. Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday personally monitored the situation, keeping in touch with security forces on the ground and the state government.<br/>Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that doctors are on board the train to treat traumatised passengers.<br/>The Union Home Secretary G K Pillai in an interview to a television channel confirmed that the entire train hostage drama was planned by the Maoists, who sent out a message that they will continue with their armed struggle. West Bengal Home Secretary has also confirmed that Maoists are behind the incident.<br/>Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has termed the attack on the Rajdhani Express as an unforgivable crime. Talking to reporters in Bhuvaneswar, he said the activists had put hundreds of people including women and children in trouble. Mr. Naveen Patnaik said that the State governments, the Union Home ministry and Railways need to take extra care to ensure that such incidents do not occur in future. He said both Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee informed him about the safety of passengers.<br/>Mr. Patnaik, who also took up the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh besides West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, said the time has come for combating the Maoist menace unitedly. He said they are ruthless, anti-national and criminal and there should be no idea of negotiation with them.<br/>