Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has termed the conduct of the Congress at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 as highly unfortunate and shameful, alleging that it was an attempt to tarnish the country's image on an international stage.
He said that Congress is no longer acting as a responsible political party but as an anti-national party, and that Rahul Gandhi's gang, scared of India's progress, has resorted to tarnishing the country's image.
The protest, organised by IYC cadres, saw party workers removing their shirts at the venue as a mark of dissent. In a statement, the IYC said the protest was against a "compromised Prime Minister who has traded the identity of the country at the AI Summit."
In a post on X, Singh said that while the world was watching India host the AI Impact Summit and witnessing the country's growing global leadership in the field of technology, the Congress opted for "disruption over contribution."
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as "great" and highlighted the remarkable momentum of artificial intelligence adoption in India as the country hosts the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in the national capital.
Noting that the world looks at India as a trusted partner for the semiconductor supply chain, Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that semiconductors will emerge as a major sector in the country, which will also gain from AI innovation.
Eyewitnesses at the summit condemned the 'shirtless' protest, stating that the opposition intended to create a ruckus and disrupt the summit. Speaking to ANI, one of the eyewitnesses said that the protest gave a bad image to the country.
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