Delhi police have registered an FIR against the Indian Youth Congress workers who staged a shirtless protest and chanted anti-Modi slogans at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, where the AI Impact Summit 2026 is underway.
The incident occurred on the fifth day of the AI Impact Summit 2026. The workers stormed the AI Expo Hall and walked with posters, chanting slogans against the Modi government.
BJP CONDEMNS INCIDENT
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemned the incident, describing the protest as “characterless, brainless, and emotionless".
In a video message posted on ‘X’, BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Congress has once again proven that for them, AI isn’t Ambitious India, Artificial Intelligence, Aspirational India. For them, AI is anti-India. This isn’t the INC, this is the ANC, the anti-National Congress. The AI Summit is being praised worldwide. From President Macron to the United Nations Secretary General, to top tech company honchos, from Sam Altman to Sundar Pichai, everyone is praising it."
“Even Shashi Tharoor said the AI Summit was excellent. But at Rahul Gandhi’s behest, the Congress party is protesting; it is a characterless, brainless, emotionless protest. This isn’t a protest against the BJP, it’s not a protest against the PM, it’s a protest against India’s achievements…" he added.
The incident comes at a time when hundreds of delegates are in the national capital to participate in the AI Impact Summit 2026, which commenced on February 16.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also addressed the summit on Thursday, as he shed light on key topics such as child safety, seeking more democratisation of Artificial Intelligence.
The Prime Minister called for stronger guardrails to regulate emerging technologies.
Source: News18