<span style="color: #222222;">The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 P.M. today following protests by the Congress' members on the issue of reported detention of a senior party leader in Karnataka. <br />''<br />''The issue was raised during Zero Hour by senior Congress leader Anand Sharma and others. They rushed to the well of the house raising slogans against the government. This forced the Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the house.</span><br />

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM today with Opposition Congress members repeatedly trooping into the well of the House demanding Prime Minister's presence during debate on demonitization of high value currency notes. The House witnessed noisy scenes on the issue and it could not consider the Question Hour. <br/><br/>Earlier, Deputy Chairman Prof. P J Kurien adjourned the House for 35 minutes till Noon. There was no improvement in the situation when the House re-assembled at Noon that forced Chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn the proceedings till 2 PM. <br/><br/> <br/>Earlier, Anand Sharma of the Congress alleged that government has created financial anarchy in the country by demonetisation. Sharad Yadav of JD(U) reiterated his demand for payment of compensation to the kith and kin of those who reportedly died of trauma while queuing outside banks and ATMs. <br/><br/>Mayawati of BSP said the situation in the country is grim and the absence of Prime Minister in the House is an insult to democracy. Sitaram Yechury of CPIM said the government is answerable to the House and Parliament is answerable to the people.<br/><br/>Sukhendu Sekhar Ray of Trinamool Congress demanded that Prime Minister should come to the House.<br/><br/><br/>Meanwhile, some of the BJP members shouted slogans that they want the discussion on demonetisation should be resumed.