Cong's given 'supari' to CBI to finish me: Modi

Gujarat: Narendra Modi has lashed out at the Congress once again.

Speaking at a public function in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat chief minister said the Congress has given a 'supari' to CBI to finish him politically and stop the progress of his state.

"The Congress cannot digest the progress made by Gujarat and that is the reason they have given 'supari' to CBI to finish Modi and stop the progress of state," he said.

Amid tall claims of progress, wonder what Modi would say about the illegal mining racket allegedly run by his party's MP Dinu Solanki.

CNN-IBN has access to documents that show how laws were brazenly flouted and the state administration misused by Solanki to run his business.

The BJP MP — who is also an accused in the killing of RTI activist Amit Jethwa — is still a free man. The police even refuse to file an FIR against him.

Modi's office had to intervene, asking the mines department to be more vigilant against illegal mining along the Gir Sanctuary following a complaint by Congress MLA Dhirsinh Barad.

Such is the clout Solanki wields in Junagadh. Documents available with CNN-IBN not only show that the forest department had shut down illegal mines of Solanki, but the local police even refused to register an FIR against illegal mining.

There were speculations that the BJP MP was linked to the mining mafia. The documents show a mining lease was awarded to Solanki in January 2004.

It also shows the list of mining leases that have been cancelled as they fell within 5 km of the Gir Sanctuary. And Solanki's lease is the 10th on the list of 35.

These observations were made by the Gujarat High Court earlier this week while hearing Jethwa's PIL. It said the mining mafia should not be allowed to take advantage of inadequate action.

It was these alleged links of Solanki with the illegal mafia that Jethwa tried to expose before he was murdered.

The Ahmedabad crime branch claims to have evidence linking Solanki's nephew to Jethwa's brutal murder in July this year based on the confession of a police constable.

Solanki is yet to be named as an accused in the Jethwa killing. But its also true that Jethwa did try to expose his illegal activities.