New Delhi: The stalemate in parliament primarily over objections to allowing 51 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi brand retail, besides other issues, continued for the eighth day on Thursday, leading to both Houses being adjourned till Friday.

As soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day, there was an obituary reference that was followed by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rushing into the Well of the House along with others to demand a rollback of the FDI decision. Left members were also seen objecting on the FDI issue.

Members affiliated to the Trinamool Congress, a key partner of the UPA, waved placards and raised slogans like ''''Cancel FDI in retail''''.

AIADMK members rushed into the Well of the House seeking implementation of a Supreme Court directive to raise the water storage level of the Mullaperiyar Dam that bifurcates Tamil Nadu and Kerala to 142 feet from the present 136 feet.

Kerala Members of Parliament also entered the Well of the House to demand that the water level in the dam be maintained at 120 feet, keeping in mind safety of the 116-year-old structure and the protection of about three million people living in the dam''s vicinity.

The Lower House was first adjourned till noon and later for the day.

The Rajya Sabha also witnessed similar scenes. It was adjourned first till noon and later for the day after agitating BJP, BSP, JD-U and AIADMK members raised slogans against the government''s FDI policy.

The Winter Session, which began on November 22, has virtually done no business, due to the treasury-opposition standoff on several issues, including the price rise, corruption, the demand for a separate state of Telangana and the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam.