Cross-voting

Sir, - The cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections was on such a disturbing scale that it administered a severe jolt to the leadership of all the political parties. The defiant behaviour of the MLAs in not toeing the party line is a portent of the imminent crash of our democratic structure. Disciplined political parties are essential for our parliamentary democracy to sustain and grow strong. As you rightly pointed out in the Editorial ``The party system under siege'' (March 31) ``this phenomenon threatens to eat into the vitals of the democratic structure.''

C. R. Narayanan,

Cuddalore (TN)

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