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

According to a release, he alleged that 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 re...