The controversy after Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut called for a burqa ban through the party's mouthpiece, Saamna, continues to simmer. Raut's call came after Sri Lanka banned the face covering (veil) in the wake of Islamist terror attacks in the country in which 250 persons were killed.

Any face covering that obscures recognition of the individual is a security threat, and countries in Europe have banned the face veil in public places, citing the same.