TDP Floor Leader in Lok Sabha demands action against journalist for derogatory comments on Amaravati

Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, TDP Floor Leader in the Lok Sabha, wrote letters to Vijaya R. Rahatkar, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice (Retd.) V. Ramasubramanian, and Press Council of India Chairman Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai, requesting them to take suo motu cognisance of the derogatory comment made by journalist V.V.R. Krishnam Raju that the State capital Amaravati was the ‘capital of sex workers’, and take appropriate action against him.

Mr. Krishna Devarayalu was referring to the comment passed by Mr. Krishnam Raju during a televised debate on Sakshi TV on June 6 hosted by Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, and sought an investigation into the incident, and the initiwtion of criminal proceedings against Sakshi TV for insulting the Modesty of a Woman under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

He also wanted a direction to the Sakshi Channel to submit an explanation and publicly apologise for airing such content. The TDP MP said the impugned comments amounted to committing a gross violation of human dignity, fundamental rights, and media responsibility. The comments were humiliating to the women and culture of Andhra Pradesh. The broadcast of this offensive content suggested a failure of editorial oversight. He said the right to free speech could not be weaponised to demean women and it should be ensured that women’s dignity was  not sacrificed for mere TRPs.

Published - June 08, 2025 08:56 pm IST