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Cabinet approves to ban burqa & Niqab.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposed ban on all face coverings, including the Burqa and the Niqab, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

Speaking at the media conference held on 26 April 2021 at the Government Information Department to inform the decisions taken at this week’s Cabinet meeting held yesterday he said the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to ban all face coverings particularly in public areas as it could be a security threat.

Public Security Minister Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara had proposed a ban on the ‘Burqa’ and the ‘Niqab’ on March 13 based on concerns over national security.

Source: www.dailynews.lk

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