Rohtak, Nov. 6 -- Former Haryana chief minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP), Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on Thursday, said the proposed two-year extension of service for Agniveers was inadequate and demanded that they be regularised without any conditions.

Talking to reporters at his residence, Hooda said the Congress had opposed the Agnipath scheme from the beginning, arguing that it was neither in the interest of the country nor the army. "Several former Army officers had also raised objections to the scheme," he said.

"Granting Agniveers an additional two years of service and then imposing conditions for their regularisation is not right. What further criteria can be required from a young person who has already served in the army for s...