Parakh said coal ministers Shibu Soren and Dasari Narayana Rao had reversed the prime minister's decision on auction of coal blocks

Former Union coal secretary P C Parakh said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was responsible for the coal block allocation scam and the country’s subsequent policy paralysis. He said so at an event here on Monday to release his book, titled Crusader or conspirator – Coalgate and Other Truths.