New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned on Tuesday as Opposition MPs continued their protests over a host of issues, including demanding a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the recent police action during student protests in the national capital.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned within minutes of convening until 2 pm, while the Rajya Sabha witnessed two successive adjournments amid the uproar.

Outside the house, Opposition MPs, including Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested in Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and "police excesses" against student protesters.

Carrying placards against the government, MPs protested...