In a vernacular daily "Ajir Dainik Batori" published from Guwahati dated 10.8.2005, the following news item (translated version) was published:

"Even Hon'ble Judge is in Himanta Biswa's grip-Sensational appeal in Gauhati High Court StaffReporter

Guwahati, August 9,-AP.I.L filed in the Gauhati High Court which is a testimony (tes­tify) how Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of the State for Finance, Planning and Agricul­ture, Assam, who has gradually become im­pudent because of blind support from Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, is trying to corrupt (desecrate)even the interior of Hon'ble Court, has vigorously shaken the conscious section of the people in the State. According to a copy of this petition that has reached us this tainted young minister not only caused disap­pearance of the records of two serious cases registered at Chandmari PS but was also been able to misguide a judge by his political influ­ence. As per information that have reached us, a case was registered against Himanta Biswa Sarma, then a student, at Panbazar PS. on 12.1.91 for offences punishable under sec­tion (i)(A) of Arms Act, and under sections 3 and 4 of TAD A1987, for having collected a huge amount