Summary:
The victim’s dependents insisted that the government should give the assurance in writing and the same has been followed by Gujarat government. The family members of Dalit activist Bhanuprasad Vankar, who immolated himself, have agreed to take his body for last rites after the Gujarat government assured them of compensation and said it would meet their demands, the state authorities have said. In the morning yesterday, social justice and empowerment minister Ishwar Parmar had gone to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital to placate the family members but that effort didn’t yield any results as the family refused to meet with the minister. The family has been assured that all the benifits would reach them on Monday. The government gave the assurance through a draft on Sunday evening to the family..