Parliament paralysed for 7th day in a row as deadlock over FDI persists

Deadlock over government's decision to allow FDI in retail paralysed Parliament for the fourth day on Wednesday, with a united opposition joined by UPA partners Trinamool Congress and DMK, disrupting proceedings demanding a rollback of the controversial decision.With formal and back-channel talks between government leaders and their opposition counterparts failing to make any breakthrough, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned within minutes of assembly and then for the day.The Winter session, which began last Tuesday, has not transacted virtually any business, as logjam over several issues, including price rise, corruption and black money, demand for a separate Telangana and safety of the Mullaperiyar dam, continued through seven working days.The opposition parties have made it clear that they would not allow Parliament to function till the government heeds to their demands - either a rollback of the decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail and 100 per cent FDI in single brand retail or acceptance of their adjournment motion on the issue under rules which entail voting.After the first adjournment during Question Hour, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till tomorrow amid uproar created by vociferous opposition members and MPs of Trinamool Congress and DMK raising slogans, with many of them moving into the Well.Some members of the ruling Congress as also of the TDP in the Lok Sabha waved placards demanding creation of a separate Telangana state.Trinamool Congress members were seen waving placards and raising slogans against government's FDI decision, while TDP, CPI(M) and Shiv Sena members rushed to the Well raising slogans.