India, Feb. 21 -- The Mizoram government will introduce a bill to amend the state's prohibition law during the ongoing budget session of the state assembly, chief minister Lalduhoma said on Friday.

Lalduhoma, who was responding to the debate on the motion of thanks for the governor's address in the state assembly, said a bill to amend the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act, 2019 would be moved soon.

"Excise and narcotics department minister will move the House for the amendment of the liquor ban act to regulate the sale of beer and wine," Lalduhoma told the assembly.

Mizoram's ruling Zoram People's Movement, an alliance of six political parties which came to power in December 2023, had earlier announced that it was scrutinising the 2019 ...