Sonia called shots on appointments and policies: New book

Government of India like civil services and “monarchical political parties in place of the British monarchy”.  

Talking to the reporters after releasing his book at function here, Maira admitted that there was policy paralysis in the country and the the situation has been bothering the investors, industrialists and citizens.

Earlier, Sanjay Baru, a former media adviser to the Prime Minister, in his book ‘The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh' said that Singh was “defanged” by the Congress party in UPA-II with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi deciding on key appointments to the Cabinet and to the Prime Minister's Office.

Similarly, former coal secretary P C Parakh in his book ‘Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths' said Singh was heading a government in which he had “little” political authority.