R. S. Praveen Kumar
R. S. Praveen Kumar | |
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| Born | Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar 23 November 1967 |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
| Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2024 March 18 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party (2021 August 8 - 2024 March 16) |
| Police career | |
| Country | India |
| Department | Telangana Police |
| Service years | Indian Police Service, 1995-2021 |
| Status | Retired voluntarily |
| Rank | Additional Director General of Police |
| Badge no. | Regular Recruit of 48th batch |
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| Other work | Secretary, Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (2013-2021) |
Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar (born 23 November 1967) is a former officer of Indian Police Service who served as the secretary of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society and Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society.
After resigning from his government job, he joined Bahujan Samaj Party, with a calling that it was time "Dalits and Bahujans strive to achieve political power" in the state. He lost from Sirpur constituency in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election and later he resigned from BSP on 16 March 2024 accusing the BJP of attempting to disrupt the BRS and BSP's alliance for upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls, including resorting to arresting BRS MLC K Kavitha was unacceptable.
RS Praveen Kumar joined Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) on 18 March 2024 in the presence of BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao.