Both Houses of Parliament witness adjournments today as pandemonium continued over demonetisation issue, forcing Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to adjourn for the day. <br/><br/>No business could be transacted in the Rajya Sabha today as well, as the impasse over demonetisation continued, resulting in repeated adjournments of the House in the pre-lunch session and eventually for the whole day. When the House met at 2 p.m. after two earlier adjournments, Chairman Hamid Ansari tried to take up discussion on demonetization. <br/><br/>However, the Opposition stood up shouting slogans seeking Prime Minister's presence during the discussion. This was objected to by some members from the treasury benches. As there was no improvement in the situation, the House was adjourned for the day.<br/><br/>When the Lok Sabha reassembled at noon after first adjournment, opposition members from Congress, TMC and Left continued their protest in the well, asking for a discussion on demonetisation with the provision of voting. <br/><br/>This was not agreed to by treasury benches. During zero hour, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also expressed deep concern over the conduct of some opposition members for obstructing the other members from expressing their views in the House. She warned them not to do so in future. Amidst the noisy scene, several members raised the matters of urgent public importance. Later, she adjourned the House for the day.

Both Houses of Parliament witness adjournments today as pandemonium continued over demonetisation issue, forcing Rajya Sabha to adjourn for the day while Lok Sabha till 2 pm. <br/><br/>No business could be transacted in the Rajya Sabha today as well, as the impasse over demonetisation continued, resulting in repeated adjournments of the House in the pre-lunch session and eventually for the whole day. When the House met at 2 p.m. after two earlier adjournments, Chairman Hamid Ansari tried to take up discussion on demonetization. <br/><br/>However, the Opposition stood up shouting slogans seeking Prime Minister's presence during the discussion. This was objected to by some members from the treasury benches. As there was no improvement in the situation, the House was adjourned for the day.<br/><br/>When the Lok Sabha reassembled at noon after first adjournment, opposition members from Congress, TMC and Left continued their protest in the well, asking for a discussion on demonetisation with the provision of voting. <br/><br/>This was not agreed to by treasury benches. During zero hour, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also expressed deep concern over the conduct of some opposition members for obstructing the other members from expressing their views in the House. She warned them not to do so in future. Amidst the noisy scene, several members raised the matters of urgent public importance. Later, she adjourned the House till 2 P.M.<br/><br/>Earlier, when the House assembled for the day, the Opposition members demanded discussion on demonetization under provisions entailing voting and trooped into the well of the House. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan appealed to the agitating members to allow the House to take up its business. Amidst the din, Question Hour continued for about half an hour and the House was adjourned till noon.

Both Houses of Parliament witness adjournments today as pandemonium continued over demonetisation issue, forcing Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to adjourn till 2 pm. When the Lok Sabha reassembled at noon after first adjournment, opposition members from Congress, TMC and Left continued their protest in the well, asking for a discussion on demonetisation with the provision of voting. <br/><br/>This was not agreed to by treasury benches. During zero hour, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also expressed deep concern over the conduct of some opposition members for obstructing the other members from expressing their views in the House. She warned them not to do so in future. Amidst the noisy scene, several members raised the matters of urgent public importance. Later, she adjourned the House till 2 P.M.<br/><br/>Earlier, when the House assembled for the day, the Opposition members demanded discussion on demonetization under provisions entailing voting and trooped into the well of the House. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan appealed to the agitating members to allow the House to take up its business. Amidst the din, Question Hour continued for about half an hour and the House was adjourned till noon. <br/><br/>In the Rajya Sabha, similar situation prevailed following continued uproar over the same issue. When the House reassembled at noon after the first adjournment, the situation was the same. Opposition members raised slogans which were countered by some of the members in the treasury benches. Chairman Mohd Hamid Ansari adjourned the House till 2 p.m.<br/><br/>Earlier, when the House met for the day, opposition alleged, more than 100 people have died so far in the aftermath of demonetization since November 8th. Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu criticised the Opposition and said it a usual practice to raise the issue even as a structured debate has already been initiated on the first day of the Winter Session.<br/><br/> He said, November 8th will remain a historic day in India. Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said many marriages have been disrupted due to demonetization and people could not purchase even medicines due to cash crunch. As the din continued, the House was adjourned till noon.

Both Houses of Parliament witness adjournments today as pandemonium continued over demonetisation issue, forcing Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to adjourn till 2 pm.<br/><br/>When the Rajya Sabha reassembled at noon after the first adjournment, the same situation continued. Opposition members raised slogans which were countered by some of the members in the treasury benches. Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the House till 2 P.M.<br/><br/>Earlier, when the House met for the day, opposition alleged, more than 100 people have died so far in the aftermath of demonetization since November 8th.<br/><br/>Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu charged the Opposition with making it a usual practice to raise the issue, even as a structured debate has already been initiated. He said November 8th will remain a historic day in India.<br/><br/>Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said many marriages have been disrupted due to demonetization and people could not purchase even medicines due to cash crunch. As the din continued, the House was adjourned till noon.<br/><br/>In the Lok Sabha, the Opposition members from the Congress, the TMC and the Left demanded discussion on demonetization under provisions entailing voting and trooped into the well of the House.<br/><br/>Speaker Sumitra Mahajan appealed to the agitating members to allow the House to take up its business. Amidst the din, Question Hour continued for about half an hour. Later, the house was adjourned till 2 PM.

Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till noon today as pandemonium continued in both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabh over demonetisation issue.<br/><br/> As soon as the Rajya House met for the day, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy of the Trinamool Congress said, more than 100 people have died so far as an aftermath of demonetization since 8th of November. <br/><br/>Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu charged that it has become a usual practice for the Opposition to raise the issue even as a structured debate has been initiated. He said November 8th will remain a historic day in India. <br/><br/>Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said, many marriages have been disrupted due to demonetization and people could not purchase even medicines due to cash crunch. <br/><br/>Noisy scenes prevailed in both treasury and opposition benches, despite repeated pleas by the Chairman Mohd Hamid Ansari to remain calm. As the din continued, the House was adjourned till noon. <br/><br/>In the Lok Sabha, the Opposition members from the Congress, the TMC and the Left demanded discussion on demonetization under provisions entailing voting and trooped into the well of the House. <br/><br/>Speaker Sumitra Mahajan appealed to the agitating members to allow the House to take up its business. Amidst the din, Question Hour continued for about half an hour. Later, the house was adjourned till noon. <br/>