"Rahul Gandhi worried he might be expelled from Parliament": BJP's Nishikant Dubey

New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, asserting that the Lok Sabha leader of the opposition was worried that he "might be expelled from Parliament" following the protests during the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit.
The Godda MP alleged that the Rae Bareli MP was frustrated over a substantive motion in Parliament and questioned the Congress's stance on national issues.
Speaking to ANI, the BJP leader said, "Whatever Rahul Gandhi is doing nowadays is because of frustration due to the substantive motion that we have given. He is worried that he might be expelled from Parliament..."
Condemning the Congress over its 'shirtless' protest during the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit 2026, Dubey said the success of a summit led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed it outperformed France in participation and outcomes.
"The summit was led by the Prime Minister, and it was more successful than France. From Sundar Pichai to Sam Altman, everyone came. But what did you do? So when our meeting started today, a senior member of the BJP said that first, there should be a discussion on this. The resolution, which was passed, praised the PM and the 200 billion investment that Google has committed. We condemned the people who created the uproar at the summit. This is not the first time this has happened," Dubey added.
Referring to the Commonwealth Games, he said, "In the Commonwealth Games, the BJP was protesting against the corruption. But we all went to participate in the Commonwealth Games. When it was over, after that we protested. BJP knows how to keep the country's issues in the country, how to deal with foreigners, and how to deal with people of the world. Jawaharlal Nehru handed over our own territory to China."

Earlier today, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT condemned the "shirtless" protest at Bharat Mandapam.

"The India Al Impact Summit - 4th in the series - organised under the able leadership of Shri Narendra Modi, Honourable Prime Minister in New Delhi from 16-20 February, 2026 was a grand success. The summit delivered a diplomatic declaration that 91 countries and leading companies committed to inclusive Al development. The companies announced over $200 billion Al investment in India. Google, besides committing for a big Data Centre in India pledged to lay direct sea cable link between India and the USA," the statement read.

"The Committee would like to place on record its appreciation for successfully organising the India Al Impact Summit by the Ministry of Electronics & IT under the able leadership of Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. The Committee also condemn the unfortunate incident that happened on 20-2-2026 at the venue of the India Al Summit," the statement added.
On February 20, the members of the Indian Youth Congress staged a 'shirtless' protest at the Bharat Mandapam venue of the Al Impact India Summit in the national capital by removing their shirts with slogans that read, "Compromised Prime Minister".
On statements by Congress leaders regarding the India-US interim trade agreement, Dubey questioned the Gandhi family's sources of income.
"They (Congress) themselves are compromised. What is the source of income for the Gandhi family? These people travel daily. who pays for their travel expenses? If Sam Pitroda pays, then the foundation pays. If the foundation pays, then you are compromised. Sometimes there is a question about the Election Commission, the Army, democracy, Lok Sabha, and Agniveers," he asked.
On Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations regarding the Epstein Files, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said, "The Department of Justice has released the complete details of who was involved in it, and there was not a single name of an Indian person in it."
Additionally, he said, "I am in the BJP, and naturally, he is not my leader. Does my responsibility lie towards Rahul Gandhi or the Prime Minister? So, whether Rahul Gandhi and Congress get angry with me, what does it matter?
"For twenty-five years, until 1977, there was no post of Leader of the Opposition. When the BJP came to power, we decided that there should be a Leader of the Opposition. There is no history of Congress. Rahul Gandhi has no information. Ask him whether there was a Leader of the Opposition from 1952 to 1977? The Leader of the Opposition was given by the BJP," he added. (ANI)