In a setback to Narendra Modi government, Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal has sanctioned prosecution of minister of state for fisheries Purshottam Solanki for alleged corruption, overruling a cabinet decision. A letter from the Governor granting sanction to prosecute Solanki in an alleged 400 crore rupees fishing contracts scam was placed before a division bench of the Gujarat High Courtcomprising Justices Jayant Patel and C L Soni today.Taking the letter on record, the court disposed of the petition filed by one Irshad Maradia. Following gubernatorialsanction, the complainant can now file his complaint eitherbefore the police or a competent court. The state cabinet had earlier refused to grant sanction to prosecute Solanki.