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PTIBuck is the not the language of politicians. It is slang. I will tell him to mind his language: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. File photo.

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee hit back at Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his comments that the “buck stopped at his table on maintaining law and order in the state” and asked Mr. Chidambaram to “mind his language".

“Buck is the not the language of politicians. It is slang. I will tell him to mind his language. I had asked him to tell the Opposition to cooperate with the government,” Mr. Bhattacharjee told reporters here.

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buck 4 (bk) n. Games 1. A counter or marker formerly passed from one poker player to another to indicate an obligation, especially one's turn to deal. 2. Informal Obligation to account for something; responsibility: tried to pass the buck for the failure to his boss. tr.v. bucked, buck·ing, bucks Informal To pass (a task or duty) to another, especially so as to avoid responsibility: "We will see the stifling of initiative and the increased bucking of decisions to the top" (Winston Lord). Idiom: the buck stops here Informal The ultimate responsibility rests here. [Short for buckhorn knife (from its use as a marker in poker).]

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