The commotion started as soon as the House assembled for Question Hour at 11 am.
Amidst the din, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the House till 12 noon.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari was also forced to adjourn the Upper House till 12 noon amid chaos.
The chaos preceded a planned discussion on the issue of price rise in the Lok Sabha today under a rule that does not entail voting. The government had yesterday managed to persuade the Opposition, mainly the Left parties, to have a discussion without voting.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told reporters that the Lower House would take up the discussion on the statement of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the price situation.
Bansal's announcement is significant given the fact that earlier on Tuesday, the Left parties had declared that they are firm on taking up an adjournment motion in Parliament on spiralling prices.
The Winter Session of Parliament had got off to a stormy start yesterday with opposition in the Lok Sabha raising a variety of issues and the Left parties protesting against price rise and giving an adjournment motion on the issue.
BJP has also announced plans to bring an adjournment motion on the issue of black money on Thursday, an issue on which it expects Left's backing.
Bansal said the government would try to reach out to the BJP so that the discussion on black money could be conducted under a rule that does not entail voting.
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