Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “centralised all decision-making.”
He cited The Hindu report to claim that a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi had been cancelled as Ms. Swaraj had not taken the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) into confidence.
“This proves that Ms. Swaraj’s voice is not heard. This is the reason she is sometimes referred to as a Twitter Minister,” he told reporters here.
Mr. Sinha also alleged that senior Ministers, who are part of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), are being kept in the dark about important decisions.
“The Home Minister didn’t know when the BJP withdrew its support to the PDP (Peoples Democratic Front)-led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir and Governor’s rule was imposed.
“Similarly, the Finance Minister was unaware about the demonetisation decision.”
