New Delhi, Nov 21:

The Rajya Sabha on Monday was adjourned till 12.30 p.m., minutes after it commenced.

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The session began with condolences being paid for the 130 deaths in the Kanpur train derailment on Sunday.

Immediately after, opposition members sought a similar reference for the deaths caused by standing in queues outside ATMs since the government's demonetisation move.

"If there can be condolence for the deaths caused in a train accident then why not for the people who died standing in the queue outside ATMs after the demonetisation," asled the CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury.

In the midist of a continous uproar, Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien adjourned the house. (IANS)