nMadipur Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Girish Soni met the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia and submitted a representation on behalf of the father of late Ankit Saxena on Monday.
The representation reiterates the request of the father of late Ankit to name a road or street after late Ankit.
It may be recalled Sisodia had promised to Yash Pal, father of late Ankit, to name the concerned street or square in the name of late Ankit.
The request is to rename the road where late Ankit was murdered, which is also close to the residence of the Saxena's residence.
While receiving the representation letter from MLA Soni, Sisodia said, "I have assured Yash Pal ji that the government will support the family in every way possible. They had expressed a desire that the road or square where Ankit lost his life be named after him. I will initiate the procedure for the name change immediately and call a meeting of the committee to fulfil Yash Pal ji's wishes."
Notably, a week ago, Delhi government handed over cheque of Rs15 lakhs to late Ankit Saxena's family. The government had also notified the appointment of two public prosecutors, Rebecca M John and Vishal Hossain, in an effort to ensure the strictest possible punishment for the accused.
When Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited the family last week to hand over the cheque, Yash Pal, Saxena's father had requested the government to name the road where the tragedy took place.