New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- Pauline Hanson, the 71-year-old far-right Australian Senator, faced condemnation from lawmakers for wearing burqa in her campaign to ban the Muslim garment in public, and was suspended for seven sitting days.

On Monday, Hanson was shrouded in the head-to-ankle black garment as the Senate refuses to consider her bill seeking ban on burqa in public places.

In the absence of an apology, the Senators passed a censure motion barring her from seven consecutive Senate sitting days. It is said to be one of the harshest penalties against a senator in recent decades. Her suspension will continue when Parliament resumes in February next year.

In 2017 too, the Senator created outrage after wearing a burqa in a similar protest...