As soon as the Question Hour began after obituary references to 11 former MPs, members belonging to the Congress, Shiv Sena and AIADMK trooped into the well carrying banners and shouting slogans.
Congress members demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the alleged corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal while Shiv Sena MPs staged protests demanding immediate construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Members belonging to the AIADMK raised slogans demanding justice for Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan tried to pacify members but to nought and even as the pandemonuim continued unabated the speaker adjourned the house till noon only to adjourn it for the day after some more noisy scenes over the same issues.but in vain.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day by vice chairman p j kurien as there were no protests in the house because no member was present in the house in numbers to constitute a quorum.Even after the quorun bell was flagged off, no member attended the house , as some opposition members sitting in the house said there was no point in attending if their voice was not to be heard.
