Minister for power and parliamentary affairs KG Kenye pointed out that the absence of regulatory mechanisms has given bootleggers free rein, allowing them to smuggle in substandard and potentially harmful liquor
By Imna Longchar, TFM Nagaland Correspondent
After more than a decade of debates among the people, the Churches, and various organizations on lifting the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act (NLTP) 1989, the Nagaland government has decided to study the possibility of partially lifting the prohibition in certain areas.
This decision was made known during the cabinet meeting held on Thursday at the Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Kohima, where the minister for power, and parliamentary affairs, KG Kenye, who is also the spokesperson of the Nagaland state government informed the media.
According to AIR, Kohima, Kenye highlighted the need to reconsider the NLTP Act of 1989, which has not been reviewed since its enactment in the last three decades. He also emphasized that the state must address critical issues such as the unchecked and unregulated inflow of illegal liquor, which poses serious health risks, particularly to the younger generation.
Later, Kenye pointed out that the absence of regulatory mechanisms has given bootleggers free rein, allowing them to smuggle in substandard and potentially harmful liquor.