Bengaluru: The Karnataka government suspended Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Praveen Kumar KP on Friday for attending the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) centenary celebration at Lingsugur, Raichur on October 12.

Panchayat Raj Commissioner Arundhati Chandrashekhar issued the order suspending Kumar for his \"conduct unbecoming of a government servant\".

This comes after Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to initiate disciplinary action against government employees who have links with the RSS. Priyank cited the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, which bar government employees from holding membership in or attending events of organisations having political leanings.

Kumar, the PDO of Sirwar taluk, was deputed as the personal assistant of

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