New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday arrested Jitendra Yadav from Gwalior in connection with the Youth Congress protest at the Bharat Mandapam during the AI ​​Impact Summit.This is the fifth arrest by Delhi Police in connection with the incident.
Earlier, police detained another Youth Assembly protester while tracking remaining protesters.According to Delhi Police, officials recovered T-shirts and posters used by the Indian Youth Congress during its protest at the Bharat Mandapam AI Summit from the car of Krishna Hari, the leader of the Indian Youth Congress.A Patiala court on Saturday sent four accused — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar and Narasimha Yadav — to police custody under BNS sections 121 (intentionally causing hurt to prevent public servant from discharge of duty) and 61(2) (conspiracy to commit crime)5 Days, these crimes carry a penalty of more than three years.While hearing the matter, the court described the “topless” protest as a “blatant violation of public order” that endangered India’s diplomatic image.“This behavior clearly went beyond the scope of legitimate dissent and turned into a flagrant attack on public order. Not only did it endanger the sanctity of the event, but it also jeopardized the diplomatic image of the republic before foreign stakeholders, leaving it completely unprotected by constitutional guarantees,” the magistrate said.“Gandhi and the Naked Politician”Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also joined the chorus of criticism of the Congress party’s “topless” protests, accusing the grand old party of turning global events into an arena for its “gandi aur nangi” politics.“Congress has turned a global event into an arena of ‘gandi aur nangi’ (dirty and shameless) politics,” the Prime Minister said while speaking after alighting from the train in South Mobarat.Stepping up his attack on the largest opposition party, he added, “I ask the leaders of Congress – the country already knows who you really are. What is the need for further divestment?”The Congress party faced widespread backlash following the incident, including criticism from some allies and other opposition leaders who called the action “inappropriate”, as well as a strong reaction from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.Akhilesh Yadav, one of the Congress’s main allies, also condemned the protests, saying: “They should avoid doing things that bring shame to our country in front of foreign representatives and world representatives.”Topless protest at youth conferenceA group of Youth Congress activists staged a high-profile protest at the Bharat Mandapam venue on Friday. The accused displayed T-shirts with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, as well as slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal, and got into a scuffle with security personnel.The protest came on the final day of a five-day summit that drew global leaders and technology experts to discuss the development and future of artificial intelligence.
