Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 14 -- The Keralam Assembly witnessed heated exchanges between the ruling and Opposition fronts on Wednesday over the state's power crisis, alleged undeclared power cuts and a hike in charges for new electricity connections, with the Opposition staging a walkout after the Speaker rejected its adjournment motion.

The Opposition moved the motion alleging that the government had failed to address the electricity shortage and was burdening consumers with higher connection charges.

CPI MLA G R Anil presented the notice, accusing the government of allowing an artificial shortage and undeclared power cuts to affect consumers.

"Only five months into its tenure, the government has pushed people back towards power cuts. U...