Bengaluru: The BJP has assured legal assistance to Praveen Kumar K P, the Taluk Panchayat Development Officer of Sirwar in Karnataka, who was suspended for participating in a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) rally.

BJP MP and Yuva Morcha president Tejasvi Surya claims to have met Kumar after the suspension and offered to fight his case before the appropriate tribunal. ADVERTISEMENT

Kumar, who also served as the personal assistant to Lingasugur MLA Manappa Vajjal, was seen wearing the RSS uniform and marching in a route procession while holding a stick on October 12. The act has been deemed a violation of conduct norms applicable to government employees.

Following an inquiry conducted by the Raichur Zilla Panchayat CEO, the Commissioner of the Panchayat Raj Department, Arundhati Chandr

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