AI Impact Summit: Youth Congress creates ruckus, takes off T-shirt and raises slogans in Bharat Mandapam
New Delhi : Indian Youth Congress workers on Friday reached an exhibition hall of the ‘AI Impact Summit’ to protest against the trade agreement with the US and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Police have arrested 10 people regarding this incident. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit out at the Congress, saying the main opposition party has tarnished India’s image at the international level. Youth Congress said that the demonstration of the organization’s workers during the ‘AI Impact Summit’ was not against the event, but against the interim trade agreement with America. A senior police officer said that around 10 people were detained during the protest at the ‘AI Impact Summit’.
“They were immediately removed and taken to Tilak Marg police station. No one will be allowed to disturb the law and order situation,” he said. The protesters associated with Youth Congress arrived marching inside Hall No. 5. They were wearing or holding white T-shirts with pictures of Prime Minister Modi and US President Donald Trump printed on them, and slogans such as “India US trade deal”, “Epstein files” and “PM is compromised”. Some protesters also took off their T-shirts. There was chaos there due to their protest.
During this, a heated argument also took place between some participants present in the program and some protesters. A policeman deployed at the spot said security inside the hall would be tightened following the “unfortunate incident”. The protest lasted only a few minutes, after which the group was escorted out of the hall. This incident surprised the guests and other visitors, as it was unexpected in view of the ‘AI Impact Summit’. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that this incident was carried out at the behest of top Congress leaders.
He told reporters, “This conspiracy was hatched in the presence of Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, at the residence of Rahul Gandhi. This is an experiment, not a coincidence. This is an attempt by India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to tarnish India’s image. Youth Congress President Udaybhanu Chib said in a statement, “Youth Congress colleagues have made it clear that the youth of the country will no longer remain silent. ‘PM is compromised’ is not just a slogan, but the anger of crores of unemployed youth.
This trade agreement with America is playing with the interests of our farmers and people, which will only benefit America. Peaceful protest is our right in a democracy and we will continue to raise the voice of the youth.” He says, ”We are not against ‘AI Impact Summit’. We are against the compromise being made with India’s interests, that is why we have demonstrated today.
The event is being held from 16 to 20 February at the Bharat Mandapam, with heads of state from several countries, global AI sector leaders, academics, researchers, heads of global tech companies and philanthropists participating. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the AI Impact Summit 2026 here on Thursday, which was attended by several world leaders and heads of global tech companies.
The demonstration was against the Trade Agreement
Indian Youth Congress President Uday Bhanu Chib said on Friday that the protest by the organization’s workers during the ‘AI Impact Summit’ was not against the event, but against the interim trade agreement with the US. He said that when the farmers of the country are being traded, anti-India trade agreements are being made and the youth are being kept unemployed and thrown into the politics of hatred, then one cannot remain silent.
Youth Congress workers on Friday reached an exhibition hall of ‘AI Impact Summit’ and protested against the trade agreement with America and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After some time, the police removed these people from there and took them into custody. Chib said in a statement, “The Youth Congress colleagues have made it clear that the youth of the country will no longer remain silent.
‘PM is compromised’ is not just a slogan, but the anger of crores of unemployed youth. This trade agreement with America is playing with the interests of our farmers and people, which will only benefit America. Peaceful protest is our right in a democracy and we will continue to raise the voice of the youth.” He says, ”We are not against ‘AI Impact Summit’. We are against the compromise being made with India’s interests, that is why we have demonstrated today.
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