The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day. As soon as the House met for its post-lunch session, Opposition members rushed into the well shouting slogans. The Chair adjourned the House when the appeals for calm went unheeded.

Earlier, on the first day of the winter session of Parliament both the Houses witnessed uproarious scenes over the issues of FDI in retail, reservation in promotion for SC/STs in government jobs.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members trooped into the well demanding reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Trinamool Congress members also trooped into the well asking the Chair to take cognizance of their notice for moving a No-Confidence motion against the government on FDI. The House was earlier adjourned for half an hour on the same issue.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned thrice till 2 PM with Samajwadi Party members rushing to the well demanding a discussion on Foreign Direct Investment in the multi-brand retail sector. BSP members wanted to raise the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh. When House met after its second adjournment at 1230 hours, Speaker Meira Kumar allowed Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyaya to seek permission of the House to move the No Confidence motion. The Speaker, however, turned it down as the party did not have the requisite numbers to move the motion.

As soon as both the Houses met on the first day of the winter session, the Presiding Officers paid tributes to former members, who passed away in the intervening period. Both the Houses paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray and former members, who passed away in the intervening session. Houses also made a reference to those who lost their lives in the superstorm sandy in the US, in the cyclone Nilam in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and those killed in a stampede during Chhat Puja in Patna.
In the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh introduced the newly inducted ministers in his Cabinet.