New Delhi, Aug 08: Parliament remained paralysed for the fourth consecutive day today over the petrol pump allotment issue with a united opposition now demanding resignation of Prime Minister A B Vajpayee amidst uproarious scenes forcing adjournment of both houses for the day. In the Lok Sabha a combined opposition, which till yesterday was demanding the stepping down of petroleum minister Ram Naik, today trained its guns on the Prime Minister and sought his resignation shouting "Pradhan Mantri istifa do."
Congress, Samajwadi Party and left party members trooped into the well raising anti-government slogans immediately after Speaker Manohar Joshi condoled Tuesday's killings of nine Amarnath pilgrims, welcomed a visiting surinamese delegation and lauded the performance of the indian team at the just concluded Commonwealth games in Manchester.

Bureau Report