Sri Lanka Cabinet Bans All Forms Of Face Veils Including Burqa, Cites National Security Concerns
A burqa-clad woman. (Representative image)
Amid crackdown on Islamic extremists in Sri Lanka, the cabinet of the island nation on Tuesday (27 April) cleared a proposal to ban all forms of face veils in public places citing national security concerns.
âThe Cabinet has approved the proposal, it will now go to the legal draftsmen and then be brought to parliament,â cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told the weekly media conference.
Reacting to the development, Pakistani envoy in Colombo in a tweet said the ban âwill only serve as injury to the feelings of ordinary Sri Lankan Muslims and Muslims across the globeâ.