Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 13 -- The Keralam Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on Tuesday after the opposition raised concerns over an alleged crisis in the state's healthcare sector, including medicine shortages, with Health Minister K Muraleedharan dismissing the allegations and blaming the previous government for the current situation.

The opposition moved an adjournment motion on the issue, with MLA K V Sumesh submitting notice and alleging that the state's healthcare system was on a ventilator. The debate soon escalated into a war of words between the treasury and opposition benches.

Responding to the allegations, Health Minister K Muraleedharan said the issues raised in the notice did not reflect the actual situation in the Health...