<p>Smoke emanating from a voting-cum-mike console on a seat in the treasury benches led to a brief adjournment of the Rajya Sabha on Monday morning.</p>.<p>As soon as the House paid respects to former Union minister and ex-Rajya Sabha member S Jaipal Reddy, BJP MPs K Alphons and Shiv Pratap Shukla complained of smoke emanating from the consle on the fourth row seat.</p>.<p>Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said that they should not panic and directed them to sit in other seats till the staff attended the issue.</p>.<p>Naidu then adjourned the House for 15 minutes to allow the staff to check the console.</p>.<p>Rajya Sabha Secretary General Desh Deepak Verma then went to the fourth row of the treasury benches and directed staff to immediately rectify the problem.</p>.<p>When the House reassembled, Naidu said that he has asked for an enquiry into the incident, which is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit.</p>
<p>Smoke emanating from a voting-cum-mike console on a seat in the treasury benches led to a brief adjournment of the Rajya Sabha on Monday morning.</p>.<p>As soon as the House paid respects to former Union minister and ex-Rajya Sabha member S Jaipal Reddy, BJP MPs K Alphons and Shiv Pratap Shukla complained of smoke emanating from the consle on the fourth row seat.</p>.<p>Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said that they should not panic and directed them to sit in other seats till the staff attended the issue.</p>.<p>Naidu then adjourned the House for 15 minutes to allow the staff to check the console.</p>.<p>Rajya Sabha Secretary General Desh Deepak Verma then went to the fourth row of the treasury benches and directed staff to immediately rectify the problem.</p>.<p>When the House reassembled, Naidu said that he has asked for an enquiry into the incident, which is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit.</p>
