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The Foreign Secretary, Jayanath Colombage, has said that a decision has not been taken by the government to impose such a ban and that it is merely a proposal which is under discussion
As Sri Lanka reconsiders and reworks its proposal as well as re-evaluates the political backlash this move caused and is likely to cause again,if and when it returns in the future in some morphed form it is worth exploring some of the arguments around the debate on banning the burqa that has been taking place for some years now in Europe, the UK, the US, Canada, and Australia,and is consequently, spilling over to other parts of the world.