Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 10 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary MV Govindan on Tuesday alleged that an artificial power shortage was created to facilitate the General Network Access (GNA) agreement with the state government, demanding a judicial inquiry into the deal and questioning the role of the Chief Minister VD Sateeshan and the functioning of the state Cabinet.

Govindan alleged that the Chief Minister was operating through a particular group that was behind the agreement, while the Electricity Minister had no knowledge of developments related to it.

"An artificial power shortage was created to facilitate the GNA agreement. The Chief Minister is operating through a particular group, and this group is behind the de...