Aizawl, Sep 3 : The newly legislated Mizoram Liquor Prohibition and
Control Act, 2014, which lifts total prohibition and allows drinks for
people above 21 years of age will be in force in the current fiscal.
Stating
this Excise and Narcotics Minister R. Lalzirliana said he discussed the
draft Mizoram Liquor Prohibition and Control Rules, 2014 with senior
officials in his office on Tuesday and it would soon be sent to the
state Law Department for final approval.
The new Act
was legislated by the state Assembly in July to replace the stringent
Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1995, imposed in the state for 17
years.
The minister said the state government was of
the opinion that total prohibition did more harm than good to the
people of the state as many people died due to consumption of spurious
liquor.
Only people above 21 years of age would be
allowed to drink under the new law while drunken driving and drunken
brawls would be severely dealt with, he said.
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