New Delhi, The logjam at the Indian Parliament continued on Thursday as both the houses were adjourned for the eighth consecutive day over the FDI issue. The opposition parties and certain section of the key allies of the ruling United progressive Alliance (UPA) government kept protesting against the central government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, which ultimately stalled the normal proceedings of the house. In the Lok Sabha, some Members of Parliament (MP) of Trinamool Congress came to the Well and started shouting slogans against FDI on Thursday, while the opposition demanded a roll back of FDI. The Lok Sabha was disrupted immediately on Thursday after Speaker Meira Kumar made obituary reference to former member Harish Kumar Gangawar of the Congress Party and read out a message to mark the World AIDS Day. Meanwhile, the government has made their stance clear on the FDI issue that they would not roll back the decision taken by cabinet to allow FDI in retail, media reports said. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) members from Tamil Nadu also disrupted the Parliament as they demanded for the implementation of the ...
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