New Delhi, Feb 22 (NationPress) A promotional poster displayed at the Congress headquarters in Uttar Pradesh endorsed the youth wing's 'shirtless' protest that occurred during the recent India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

The banner proclaimed, 'We are proud of you all,' showcasing a shirtless image of Youth Congress participants demonstrating at the summit venue in Delhi.

This protest, held during the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, elicited strong reactions from various BJP leaders, who accused Congress of trying to embarrass the country during a significant international event.

Regarding the Youth Congress demonstration at the AI Summit, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai remarked, 'This should absolutely not happen. Congress has become issue-less. The way Congress is losing the trust of people across the country, continuously losing elections, they are doing all this out of frustration...'

Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha also condemned the protest, stating, 'This is not Gandhi ji's Congress anymore. This is the Congress afflicted with a foreign mentality, which has no love for the nation and which hates nationalism...'

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad commented, 'Anyone with even a shred of decency, even if politically opposed, will never support Rahul Gandhi's Congress party for this behaviour, which has tarnished India’s image globally.'

Bihar Minister Sanjay Singh added, 'Somewhere, through this, these people have worked to embarrass the country. At a time when national media were present, people from across the country had gathered, and even Presidents and dignitaries from several nations were in attendance, the way Bihar and India were presented before them was not appropriate from any perspective...'

BJP National Spokesperson R. P. Singh alleged that the protest was part of a deliberate conspiracy to defame India. 'This is not the first time Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly carried out such actions, which harm India's reputation,' Singh told IANS.

BJP MLA Shailendra Beldale asserted that the AI Summit in Delhi, organized under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, was a major success that attracted significant global investment to India. 'However, the protest by Youth Congress workers at Bharat Mandapam during such an important global event is condemnable,' he remarked.

The AI Impact Summit, attended by global leaders, innovators, and industry representatives, was promoted by the government as a significant step towards establishing India as a global hub for artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.