He said this at a press conference here when asked if the government was unhappy with the DCB and CID probes, and planned to rope in the premier investigating agency. Notwithstanding the unsolved case, Patel claimed that crime was falling all over the State ``because of effective policing and discriminate use of the PASA by his government''. On the recent Rally for the Valley, the chief minister alleged that Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar had tried to influence the Supreme Court by bringing in noted writer Arundhati Roy. ``But the programme was anything but successful'', he maintained.

Commenting on the State government's implementation of the Bhuria Committee report, Patel said tribals would now be able to chalk out their own developmental plans. ``It will help greatly in improving the lot of tribals in the State. Our party will also win seats in the Adivasi belt'', he added.

The Bhuria committee report guarantees that 80 per cent of all development work decisions will be taken at the gram sabha level, without any State government intervention. Commenting on the Umargam tribals and fishermen's opposition to the proposed port at Maroli, the chief minister said that agitation had toned down considerably.