Colombo: On April 1, Islamic fundamentalists terrorized Sri Lanka with bomb blasts. Since then, the Sri Lankan government has been steadfastly pursuing Islamic fundamentalism. In this episode, he is now going to ban the burqa. Also, more than 1000 Islamic schools (madrasa) will also be closed.

Sri Lankan Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara has given information about this. He said that on Friday (March 12, 2021), he has signed the documents related to the Cabinet for approval. It has been said to ban wearing burqa. He said that this decision has been taken keeping in view the national security. Giving information, Viraskera said, "In our early days' Muslim women and girls did not wear burqas. This is a symbol of religious extremism that has recently come to light. We will definitely close it."

Significantly, the wearing of the burqa was temporarily banned after the 2019 terrorist attacks on churches and hotels in a Buddhist-dominated country. More than 250 people were killed in these attacks. Virasekera said that the government also plans to close more than 1000 such madrasas, which are flouting the national education policy. He went on to say, "No one can open a school and teach children what they want to teach."

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