Herald Goa quoted him saying, “We are extremely shocked and disturbed by one of these appointments. An advocate from Uttar Pradesh by the name of Prashant Kr Umrao is one of those appointed. He has been a hate monger, misogynist bigot and a serial fake news peddler for the longest time. He has been using his social media to spew communal venom against the Christian and Muslim communities. He has said some of the most disgusting things.”

Hatemonger & fake news peddler, @ippatel known for spewing communal venom, has been appointed Standing Counsel for Goa by ⁦@goacm⁩ He will be one of the lawyers representing govt.This mentality DOES NOT REPRESENT secular & liberal Goa. This is an insult of Goans by ⁦CM. pic.twitter.com/f3D2PA9EMJ

— Girish Chodankar (@girishgoa) May 11, 2021

Believing that Goa stands for its secular, liberal and progressive values, Mr. Girish said that Prashant Umrao’s appointment is extremism, that has no place in a peaceful state. “Being represented by such a person and that too before the highest court of the land with such a vile and communal mindset, is an insult to the people of Goa. CM Pramod Sawant is making a mockery of our culture and values by appointing him as a legal representative of the state,” he added.

The Opposition Congress Party has thus demanded the immediate withdrawal of the order. According to a Herald report, Girish Chodankar and his party have also posed a series of questions to the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

Mr. Girish asked, “We would like CM Pramod Sawant to tell us if he is rewarding Adv Prashant Kr Umrao for his communal mentality and if he agrees with his views on Christians and Muslims. We also would like to know what was the need to appoint someone from UP to such a prestigious post, when we have so many Goans capable of representing the state? Does he not think Goan lawyers are worthy enough? Is he even in control of what’s happening in Goa? Or is it just a puppet who is being controlled? CM Sawant should come clean to the people of Goa on who is controlling the state?”

As we had previously reported in SabrangIndia, social media platforms like Twitter have done nothing to curb Umrao’s comments against minorities, that in recent years have grown further divisive. In 2018 alone, his account had been flagged eight times for spewing fake news incidents like an alleged case by a Muslim lawyer against a Hindu ritual, senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai’s alleged call for killing thousand Hindus or propagating claims that the Kathua rape case never happened.

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Dr. Kumar was accused of being derelict in his duty for allegedly being away from the hospital without permission during the oxygen shortage, and for not notifying his superiors of the lack of oxygen once Pushpa Sales, the supplier, had halted the supply. Dr. Kumar has been charged with attempt to commit culpable homicide (Section 308), forgery, and criminal conspiracy (Section 120) under the Indian Penal Code, and has also been charged under sections of the Information Technology Act and Prevention of Corruption Act. 

Speaking to The Hindu, Kumar’s counsel, Dileep Kumar, said that Satish Kumar was not involved in the payment process for the oxygen, that there was “no deliberate negligence” on his part, and that Dr. Kumar’s plea was accepted because there was no “cogent evidence” against him. The counsel said that Dr. Kumar “was not assigned any duty, except for the additional charge of maintenance of oxygen pipeline and storage tank, which he carried out well. He would inform the medical superintendent and principal, who are responsible for the oxygen supply and payment, whenever there was a shortage”. Dileep Kumar also said that, following a “proper application endorsed” by the hospital’s principal, Dr. Kumar was away to attend his son’s convocation at IIT-Bombay on August 12, and that when he found out about the children’s deaths, he returned to Gorakhpur without having attended the convocation. “His conduct says there is no complicity on his behalf,” the counsel said. 

Prior to the approval of Dr. Kumar’s bail application, Dr. Kafeel Khan, who was part of the hospital’s paediatric department, and Manish Bhandari, who supplied the oxygen, were also granted bail. The Allahabad High Court has denied bail for the principal, Rajiv Mishra, and his wife, Poornima Shukla.  
 

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