The All-Party Meeting convened by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has ended without reaching an agreement on stalemate over FDI in retail issue. Emerging from the two-hour-long discussion, Mr. Kamal Nath said the Government is open to discussion in Parliament on any issue. He said it should be left to the Presiding Officers of the respective Houses to decide whether the discussion should be allowed under the provisions of a vote. He said that all parties wanted Parliament to function smoothly. He reiterated the Government was not shying away from a vote on the issue.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shushma Swaraj said the BJP will not go back on its stance. She said her party will insist on a discussion with a provision for voting in both Houses of Parliament.

Mr. Sudip Bandopadhyaya of Trinamool Congress said his party wants discussion on the issue irrespective of the rules of procedure. BSP Chief Ms Mayawati also voiced concern over the
disruption in Parliament and said this was obstructing the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill for Reservation in Promotion to Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes. RJD President Lalu Prasad and Revati Raman Singh of Samajwadi Party also favoured discussion on the issue to break the impasse in Parliament.