Aizawl, March 6 -- Mizoram's main opposition party, the Mizo National Front (MNF), opposed the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government's decision to amend the prohibition law to allow the sale and manufacture of wine and beer in the state, a party leader said on Wednesday.

At a meeting chaired by party president Zoramthanga, MNF leaders strongly disapproved of the move to relax the liquor ban by amending the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act, which has been in place since May 2019, according to media cell secretary Lallenmawia Jongte.

The meeting viewed lifting the ban on wine and beer as a first step toward relaxing alcohol restrictions in the dry state.

The MNF leaders also expressed strong objections to the government's decision to ...