Brajesh joins issue with Jain, denies charges

In a point-by-point rebuttal of Jain’s charges, Mishra denied that any doctored report was produced by RAW to prevent the appointment of Aftab Hussain Saikia, advocate, as judge of the Guwahati High Court.

Stating that there was no report by RAW in this regard, he said, "In fact, on the basis of a report by another central intelligence agency, the objection regarding his appointment raised by a State Government on the basis of a state police report, was overruled by the Union Government. Saikia went on to become a judge of the Guwahati High Court."

On the charge that he had favoured his niece Vibha Mishra with Government advertising contracts, Mishra said nothing could be further from the truth.

Mishra said she had been running an advertising agency since 1992. "I have not used my official position so as to favour her through any out of turn contract. It is totally baseless to say that she has been given any Government contracts worth Rs 10 crore."