Opposing FDI in retail, Left parties on Monday asserted that their struggle against the UPA government on this issue will not end with a vote in Parliament but will spill over to the streets and continue till the policy is rolled back.

The Left parties were also critical of SP and BSP which have not made clear their stand on a vote against FDI in retail in both houses of Parliament, alleging that the government appears to have arranged votes through wholesale trading.

Addressing a Convention Against FDI in Multi-brand Retail Trade, leaders of all four Left parties sought to put the Congress-led coalition on notice by asking it to get ready for another round of battle on the amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said,the issue does not end with vote in Parliament.

All Opposition parties have opposed to the policy and even some UPA allies are not with the Congress on this issue. Lok Sabha will begin a discussion on FDI tomorrow.

CPI(M) MP Sitaram Yechury said, if parties like SP, TDP and JD(S), who were with left on streets to protest, also vote against FDI, the government will be defeated.

CPI leader A B Bardhan said one has to wait and watch how many people would be bought by the government to win the vote in Parliament, while criticising the non committal approach of SP and BSP which oppose the FDI outside the Parliament but are not clear on the vote.