A high-level dinner meeting was held last evening at Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence which was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, NSA Ajit Doval and senior RSS leaders.

Meanwhile, a group of protesting ex-servicemen from Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) United Front of Ex-Servicemen Movement met Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag at his South Block office over the OROP issue. The meeting remained inconclusive.

We met the Army chief at his South Block office. I was present in the meeting for nearly half-an-hour after which ... The Army chief offered us various options to break the deadlock..but we have not agreed.

— Group Captain VK Gandhi, general secretary, IESM told Indian Express The agitation will continue as it is.

— Major General Satbir Singh (retd) IESM

Meanwhile, two more veterans, Maj (Retd) Tyar Chand and Nayak (Retd) Uday Singh, joined the hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, which enters its tenth day on Wednesday.