Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Justice Minister Thalatha Atukorale Had Submitted A Cabinet Proposal To Ban The "Burka "

Minister of Justice And Prison Reforms
Thalatha Atukorale has today (30)submitted a proposal to ban The traditional Muslim face covering "Burka "which was earlier banned by president  Maithripala Sirisena under the state of Emergancy regulations, for the cabinet approval .

The aim of the proposal is to ban the face covering "Burka " through a Parliamentary act completely in Sri Lanka it has been revealed .

However after submitting the proposal to the Cabinet Minister of Higher Education Rauf Hakeem has requested more time to study the proposal .Therefore Cabinet has given a week's  time to study the proposal .

Although All faCe coverings including "Burka " and "Nijaab "have been banned by the president under the state of Emergancy regulations, If the regulations are withdrawn the ban too will be automatically lifted according to reports.  

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