*Yellow Media brands Employees ‘Ganja batch’ for raising their voice: YSRCP*

Tadepalli, Sep 28: YSRCP spokesperson Putha Siva Shankar strongly condemned sections of the yellow media for insulting government employees who staged a protest seeking resolution of their legitimate demands.

He said employees were derogatorily described as a “blade batch” and “ganja batch,” and criticised those who, in the name of journalism, were indulging in brokerage and ridiculing people for securing government jobs. Many Village and Ward Secretariat employees are highly qualified B.Tech, M.Tech and postgraduate degree holders, and branding them in such offensive terms was shameful, he said.

Siva Shankar questioned whether those making such remarks from television studios had the courage to repeat them directly before the employees. He asked whether everyone who raises a voice against the government would now be branded a “ganja batch” by the yellow media.

He pointed out that major government employees’ associations had also recently staged protests over their demands and asked whether the same derogatory labels would be applied to them as well.

He demanded legal action against media organisations and individuals who insulted government employees. The government should immediately address the genuine grievances of its employees and withdraw the cases registered against those who participated in the protests, Siva Shankar said.