Aizawl, March 11 -- The Mizoram assembly passed a bill on Monday to allow the sale, manufacture, and supply of wine and beer made from locally produced agricultural and horticultural products by amending the existing prohibition law. Opposition members objected and staged a walkout.

Mizoram has been a dry state for more than five years, following the implementation of the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act in May 2019.

This law replaced the "Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition & Control) or MLPC Act, 2014" introduced by the former Congress government led by Lal Thanhawla, which allowed liquor shops to operate in the state.

The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government, led by Chief Minister Lalduhoma, introduced the amendment bill.

It aims to pe...