Karnataka Officer Suspended For Attending RSS Event, BJP Hits Out At Congress

A panchayat officer in Karnataka has been suspended for attending an event of the BJP's ideological parent, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), days after the state Congress government brought rules to restrict the outfit's activities in public spaces. Condemning the action, the state BJP has slammed the Congress's "perverse and anti-Hindu mindset."

Praveen Kumar KP, Panchayat Development Officer from Sirwar taluk in Raichur district, was suspended by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department on Friday for participating in an RSS centenary event.

Kumar had attended a route march of the RSS wearing their uniform and with a stick in Lingsugur on October 12.

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