‘Topless, brainless, shameless’: Center slams Congress, blames Rahul Gandhi after youth wing topless march at AI summit India News

New Delhi: The BJP-led central government on Friday lashed out at the Congress and took aim at opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha after members of the party’s youth wing staged a topless “despicable act” at the ongoing AI summit.The remarks came after around 10 IYC workers were detained for briefly raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Exhibition Hall 5 of the Delhi summit venue, police said.“They were immediately picked up and taken to Tilak Marg police station. No one will be allowed to disrupt law and order,” a senior police officer said.The protest triggered a political war of words, with leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the Congress party of orchestrating the riots.

“Topless, brainless, shameless”

BJP MP Sambit Patra said, “Rahul Gandhi and the Congress are traitors at the highest level. The biggest traitors of the country. Wherever the country progresses, wherever there is happiness, they will destroy it. These are traitors… I have only three words for the Congress: topless, brainless, shameless.”“Today, they are bare-chested and brainless. Congress does not have enough intelligence to think that this AI summit that is happening is not a BJP summit. This is an AI summit for the entire world,” he added.

‘Damage India’s global image’

BJP IT unit chief Amit Malviya also criticized the protest, saying: “At a time when India is hosting the prestigious Global Artificial Intelligence Summit to showcase its innovation and leadership in technology, the Congress party has chosen destruction over dignity.”He claimed that the bill was “clearly designed to embarrass India on the world stage,” adding, “Political opposition is a democratic right, but damaging India’s global image is not… India deserves better.”Malviya said in another post, “Narsimha Yadav, one of the key organizers of the nude protest at the AI ​​Summit today, posed with Rahul Gandhi.” He added: “There is no doubt that this sabotage was not accidental but carefully planned. Such dramatic behavior on the international stage will only damage India’s image and undermine a platform designed to showcase the country’s technological leadership. Political differences are part of democracy. Embarrassing India in front of the world is not.”A photo circulating on social media shows Rahul Gandhi walking side by side with Nasimha Yadav, who is said to have organized the protests.

“Congress is an anti-India party”

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari also slammed the party, saying, “The Congress has committed an anti-national act. This is an India-led World AI Summit and not a personal political forum. Just as anti-nationals feel uncomfortable, annoyed and jealous of the country’s prestige, the Gandhi-Vadra family also directed Congress workers in the same manner and committed this anti-national act.”..” In another post on X, he said Congress workers stormed the venue and “raised objectionable slogans on the instructions of Rahul Gandhi”. He further demanded that “Rahul Gandhi, the Congress and the Gandhi-Vadra family should apologize to the country and the youth.”

Congress shows arrogance and frustration

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal accused Rahul Gandhi of trying to “humiliate India”. In a post on“While you are trying to stifle India’s growth by peddling lies about recent trade deals, your foot soldiers are parading topless at the prestigious AI summit, trying to embarrass 1.4 billion Indians around the world. This strategy of destruction only exposes your and your party’s lack of vision for India,” he added.

“The Congress Party has chosen the path of subversion”

Reiterating the same sentiment, Congress Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said, “While the world is watching India hosting the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi and witnessing our growing global leadership in technology and innovation, the Congress party has chosen the path of sabotaging the event instead of enhancing the country’s honor.”“The shameful manner in which Youth Congress workers created a ruckus at the venue through inappropriate behavior is not only unfortunate but also an attempt to tarnish India’s reputation in the international arena,” he added.

‘mean’

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said: “Today, the youth wing of the Congress party attempted to take place in a shameful incident at the Bharat Mandapam. We condemn the attempt to tarnish India’s global image… Strict action should be taken against those behind this. “Union Minister Bhupender Yadav called the protest “an absolutely shameless act of Congress!” and added, “At a time when Bharat is positioning itself as a global tech powerhouse, Congress is going all out to embarrass the country. This is not political opposition but an attempt to damage India’s global image. Despicable.”

What happened at the event?

Protesters marched through the venue wearing or holding white T-shirts with images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump, and slogans such as “India-U.S. Trade Deal,” “Epstein Files” and “The Prime Minister is Damaged,” leading to fierce confrontations with some participants.The Indian Youth Congress defended the protest in a statement, saying its workers were speaking out against a “compromising prime minister who betrayed the nation’s identity at the AI ​​Summit”.“Indian Youth Congress workers raise their voices against the compromising Prime Minister who betrayed the nation’s identity at the AI ​​Summit,” the organization said in an official post.“Instead of leveraging India’s talent and data, the AI ​​Summit was a disjointed PR extravaganza – Indian data was sold and Chinese products were showcased,” it added.