Mizoram, July 18 -- Mizoram's Opposition party, Congress, on Thursday slammed the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government, headed by Chief Minister Lalduhoma, for allegedly awarding contracts worth over Rs 900 crore through restricted or selective tenders, in contravention of its party manifesto.

The Congress said that the ZPM was strongly against the rampant practice of awarding contracts under restricted tenders during the previous Mizo National Front (MNF) government and had remained vocal on the issue until it came to power in December 2023.

Before the 2023 assembly polls, the party had also promised in its manifesto that it would exercise extreme caution and avoid, as far as possible, awarding excessive contracts through limited t...