Guwahati, July 6 -- The opening day of the Budget Session of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly on Monday witnessed protests and a Congress walkout after Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass rejected an adjournment motion seeking an urgent discussion on the state's power supply situation.

The motion, moved by Leader of the Opposition Wazed Ali Choudhury, sought to suspend the day's scheduled business to discuss what the Congress described as widespread power cuts, erratic electricity supply and inadequate transformer maintenance across the state.

After the Speaker declined to admit the motion, Congress legislators staged a walkout in protest.

Speaking to reporters outside the Assembly, Rupahihat MLA Nurul Huda alleged that the government had fa...