PTI, Melbourne :Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday said that he wished the burqa “was not worn” in the country while indicating his view on backing a call for a ban on the Muslim veil for women inside parliament.Abbott said Parliament House had to be treated as a secure building.”It is perfectly appropriate that in certain circumstances people be required to show their face. There can’t be one rule for one form of attire and a different rule for another form of attire,” he said.”It has to be the same rules for everyone and if the rules require you to show your face, well you show your face,” he said adding, “This is a secure building and it is important that people be able to be identified, it is important that people be able to be recognised as the people for whom a pass has been issued”.
