"We met the army chief because he is one of us. we are requesting him to facilitate the meetings (with ministers). Earlier, there were reports of the veterans meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh, and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, but Maj. Gen. Singh said they have not yet been able to meet them. "We are trying to meet them," he added.
On an indefinite hunger strike, two of the veterans Col. Pushpender Singh (retd) and Havildar Ashok Chauhan (retd) are is hospital, while another, Havildar Major Singh (retd) refused to leave the protest venue despite his deteriorating health.
