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Many shocking facts came to light in the letter written by the BJP leader to Modi
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, March 3, 2025
Former sarpanch of Innaj village in Veraval, Gir Somnath and vice-president of BJP Bakshi Panch of Somnath district, Bhikhabhai Kalabhai Gohil has written a letter to Somnath Collector, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that several activities of Kodiranaar mafia Dinu Bogha Solanki be investigated and strict action be taken. Many shocking facts came to light in the letter written by the BJP leader to Modi. Now Modi faces a big challenge: will he give more leeway to the collector to take strict action against Dinu Bogha? Modi came to meet LION in Gujarat and got caught in the Dinu Bogha scandal.
Former BJP MP from Gir Somnath district Dinu Bodha Solanki is close to Amit Shah. Dinu worked to defeat the BJP here. He had given him shelter for eight months when Amit Shah was absconding. BJP vice-president Bhikhabhai Kalabhai Gohil demanded the collector to investigate the benami income and property of Dinu’s family, relatives and partners and take action. Dinu’s Lendad has been removed. Now we will continue. In a letter written on 21 February and 1 March 2025, Bhikhabhai has said that 30 years ago, former MP of Gir Somnath district Dinu Bodha Solanki was involved in anti-social activities in Kodinar taluka. Dinu’s father Bodhabhai Solanki worked as a textile merchant in the Kodinar area. Due to this, he was known as Bodhabhai Kapadia in Kodinar taluka. When Bodhabhai Solanki separated from his brothers, he had 6 acres of land. The property owned by the elders was located in the agricultural land section. Apart from this, there was also 15 to 20 acres of land. Dinu Bodha Solanki and his three brothers live in a joint family. In 1982 when Ambuja Cement Company came to Kodinar, the company started the transportation business.
Dinu was the president of Kodinar Municipality since 1998. He contested the election and was elected MLA.
Became a Member of Parliament in 2009. After attaining these three posts, his assets increased significantly.
As far as I know, the property details are as follows.
1500 Bigha Land
Din Bodh Solanki and his family members have about 1500 acres of agricultural land, commercial land and non-agricultural land in their name in Kodinar taluka, Sutrapada taluka, Gir Gadhada taluka, Una taluka, Veraval taluka, and Talala taluka, Medaraya taluka, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Surat and other places.
Farmhouse
Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family members own several immovable and movable properties, including farm houses, residential bungalows and wastelands in Kodinar taluka, Sutrapada taluka, Veraval taluka, Talala taluka and Keshod taluka.
Petrol Pump
There are about 5 petrol pumps in the name of Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family members in Kodinar taluka, Sutrapada taluka and Keshod taluka.
Tractor Agency
Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family members own a tractor agency of TAFE company in Kodinar taluka, Keshod taluka. In which, TAFE showroom is built on a public plot in Gohilnikhan area of Kodinar taluka.
TV Cable Scam
Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family members run a large cable network in the name of Rajmoti Cable Service, which covers Kodinar taluka, Sutrapada taluka, Una taluka and Diu area. All these cable wires are connected to XI and LT of PGVCL. They are illegally installing them on poles and earning crores of rupees.
Agency of mobile phone companies
6. Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family members own agencies of Tata Mobile, Tacoma, Airtel and other mobile companies in Kodinar taluka.
Mobile tower scam
Mobile companies are earning huge rental income by renting out land for their towers. Many of these towers are built on public plots.
Adani Cement
Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family members are handling the transportation contract of Ambuja Cement company for the last 30 years. Now it is Adani company.
Construction company
They open construction companies with different names and give contracts of big work to Ambuja company.
Stone crusher
Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family members own large stone crushers and paver plants in Arithia of Gir sanctuary area of Kodinar taluka, Sanvav village of Una taluka and Lubha village of Veraval taluka.
Drinking water
Drinking water is supplied to Abuja Cement Company through pipeline in the name of Dinu and family. Tax has not been deposited with the government for years.
4 ice factories
Dinu and his family own 4 ice factories in Kodinar and Veraval cities and a cold storage in Veraval.
Bookie
Dinu Bodha Solanki’s nephew Ravi Deepu Solanki has got his son engaged to Rajkot’s most wanted bookie Rakesh Pratap Rajdev. Rakesh runs his illegal network of billions of rupees from Dubai and abroad. Billions of rupees have been invested in the name of Dinu Bodha Solanki and his family. If it is investigated, the connection between Dinu Bodha Solanki and speculator Rakesh Rajdev is likely to be exposed. Investments in benami properties worth billions of rupees are going to be revealed.
Scrap business
Dinu Bodha Solanki’s nephew Pratap alias Shiva Solanki has a business partnership with a firm called Rafiq Gani Kachchi (R.K. Group), which is a scrap dealer and construction business of Kodinar. GST worth crores of rupees was collected by creating fake firms without bills. They are stealing.
Grab land at cheap prices
Crores of rupees were collected by threatening farmers in Kodinar city
The land is being grabbed at cheap prices
They are doing anonymous transactions worth crores of rupees.
Government contracts
Dinu Bogha Solanki has a business partnership in many fields with his brother-in-law Subhash Veerbhan Kodia. Many benami properties have been purchased in the name of his wife and his family. Gujarat Water Supply Board, PGVCL, in the name of his deceased family members. There is a large network of government works in Kodinar municipality.
Shapoorji Pallonji
Dinu Bogha Solanki has a business partnership in this farm with his brother-in-law Natubhai Odhadbhai Vala. He is a partner in many works of Shapoorji Pallonji Company.
Power company
Dinu Bodha Solanki’s nephew Pratap alias Shiva Solanki is involved in projects like PGVCL, wind mill, Gujarat Energy Development Corporation (JETCO) with a person named Dilip Padhiyar of Gangetha village of Sutrapada.
Dilipbhai Padhiyar did not even have a motorcycle 10 years ago. They have connived with officials in PGVCL works and recruitment and today have become employers worth crores of rupees. Today all the windmill works operating in Gir Somnath district are under the contract of Shiv Solanki and Dilipbhai Padhiyar of Gangetha village of Sutrapada.
TBD 220 KV Shapoorji Pallonji Company has committed corruption worth crores of rupees in the construction of high tension line.
These people have not even compensated the farmers for their misdeed. Apart from conniving with PGVCL officials, they are also committing huge corruption by making bills worth crores of rupees. Shiv Solanki has purchased benami properties worth crores of rupees in partnership with Dilipbhai Padhiyar of Gangetha village of Sutrapada.
Road contractor
Dinu Bodha Solanki and his nephew have been working for K.K. for 20 years. V Kishan Veerbhan Barad, who owns a firm called Barad Construction, is involved in building construction, road construction works of Roads and Buildings Department, National Highway road construction works, District and Taluka Panchayat works, school building construction works etc. If all the works done in partnership in the last 20 years are investigated, corruption worth crores of rupees will come to light and the people concerned have acquired benami properties worth crores of rupees.
Government contract
Mansingh Rathod (Raj Builders), nephew and son-in-law of Dinu Bodha Solanki, is involved in building construction, road works of Roads and Buildings Department, National Highway road works, District and Taluka Panchayat works, school building construction works etc. for 20 years. All the C.C. of Kodinar Municipality for 5 years. Roads, paver block roads and all types of construction works are being done in the name of Raj Builders. The said Raj Builders, in connivance with Dinu Bodha Solanki, have committed corruption worth crores of rupees in Kodinar Municipality.
Land in someone else’s name
Dinu Bodha Solanki has purchased land in the name of several people, including Samatbhai Merubhai Vaishya of Alidar village in Kodinar taluka, Pratapbhai Karshanbhai Padhiyar, Rohitbhai Jaisinghbhai Gohil of Pipli village, Abhesingh Masribhai of Panandar village, Kalubhai Bhupatbhai of Kadavasan village and others.
Mineral theft
They are also stealing minerals illegally by taking sand and stone leases in the name of others.
Mining
Dinu Bodha Solanki’s nephew Pratap alias Shiva Solanki, along with his cousin Raisingh Balubhai Gohil Devliwala, has stolen minerals worth crores of rupees by running 52 Belani mines in Vitthalpur village of Kodinar taluka for years. Recently, a mine has been purchased from Sarpanch Valjibhai Makwana in Bhiyal village of Gir Gadha taluka for Rs 4 crore.
Black Stone
Dinu Bodha Solanki has got the contract of laying black stones for jetty work in Shapoorji Pallonji Company. Shapoorji Pallonji Company has a mining lease in Lubha village of Veraval taluka. Dinu Bogha Solanki has illegally extracted black stones from the lease of the said Shapoorji Pallonji Company and sold them to the said company and earned crores of rupees. Shapoorji Pallonji has taken money from the company by leaving bills including royalty. If the bills are investigated, mineral theft worth crores of rupees is likely to be exposed.
Bhikhabhai has written the above details and handed them over to the BJP leaders.
Apart from the above businesses, he and his family members run many other small and big businesses and have earned disproportionate assets worth billions of rupees and they are paying crores of rupees as income tax and GST every year. They are stealing.
If the income and expenditure of the last 30 years of the businesses and agricultural lands run in the name of Dinu Bodha Solanki and all his brothers, nephews and family, descendants are investigated and the values of immovable and movable properties purchased, gold, silver, jewellery etc. and their sources of income are investigated, then benami properties worth crores of rupees are likely to be exposed and the government is likely to uncover income tax and GST evasion worth crores of rupees.
Bhikhabhai demanded that the Prime Minister should investigate all the properties of these people and take necessary action at his level to seize their disproportionate assets when they were coming to see the lions. (Google translation from Gujarati)
