India, Jan. 30 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that those attacking him for his remarks on 'Miyas ', referred disparagingly to illegal Bangladeshi Muslims, should read the Supreme Court's order mentioning the "silent and invidious demographic invasion" of the State.

The CM recently said that 'Miyas' were being 'harassed' during the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls in the State, as they cannot be allowed to vote in Assam, and claimed that no Assamese - Hindus or Muslims - were facing any problem in the exercise. Opposition parties criticised him for this comment.

"Those who are attacking me for my remarks on 'Miya' - a word used in Assam in the context of Bangladeshi Muslim illegal migration -...