Currency ban: Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Amid uproar over the issue of currency ban, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Thursday.
Opposition members of the house protested over the issue in the floor of the house, making the Chairman adjourn the House till noon.
The Winter Session of the Parliament has witnessed repeated disruptions over the issue of currency ban since it commenced last month.
Opposition leaders protested against the Centre over the issue of banning old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes in the Parliament premises on Thursday.
The leaders, including Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, protested at the Gandhi statue located inside the Parliament premise.
Calling Prime Minister's move of banning currency notes as a 'foolish decision', Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the people of the nation are suffering due to it.
He said the movie has devastated the 'specially poor people'
"This is not a bold decision. It is a foolish decision which has been taken without any due consideration," Gandhi told reporters.
"It has devastated poor, farmers,daily wage workers," he said.
He said the PM's narrative over taking the decision has changed.
"He started by saying its against black money and,then it became terrorism,then counterfeit currency and later cashless economy," Gandhi said attacking the Prime Minister.
He said the idea of 'cashless economy' will benefit only few companies.
The Centre on Nov 8 declared banning of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.
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