In this struggle among parties for political power, the interests of voters have been totally forgotten (Editorial, “Balance and tilt,” July 18). A legislator gets elected by people as a representative of a given party. Once chosen, he has to obey the party’s whip. Further, if he wants to join some other party, he should resign from membership of the legislature and seek re-election. The Supreme Court, by giving an interim order that the dissident legislators cannot be compelled to attend the Assembly, has only considered the rights of the MLAs and overlooked the rights of the voters. The ruling will undermine India’s multi-party democracy and promote horse-trading.
S.S. Rajagopalan,
Chennai