Muslim women can wear either the burqa or niqab when they come for voting but should remove their face cover at the entrance to the polling centre, Election Commission (EC) Director General Saman Sri Ratnayake said.Speaking to Daily Mirror, he said what was required was to prove her identity inside the polling centre when she was given a ballot paper.
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Remove face cover when entering polling centres: EC
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