The curtains rose on India’s most ambitious AI Summit yet, positioning the country as a frontrunner in the global tech race. BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh seized the occasion to counter Congress critic Shashi Tharoor, proclaiming the event a shining emblem of national strength.
Numbers tell the tale: 644 AI innovations presented, 41 top tech CEOs present, 326 exhibitors hailing from 37 countries, and over 250,000 attendees. In conversation with reporters, Chugh credited PM Narendra Modi for orchestrating this display of India’s rising stature.
India stole the show by rolling out three domestically developed LLMs, a bold affirmation of self-reliance. Chugh hailed it as a giant leap towards a technologically sovereign India.
On the international front, he suggested that powerhouses like China and Pakistan view India’s AI surge with apprehension. More pointedly, he accused Congress of mirroring this unease, a stance he deemed unfortunate amid national triumphs.
Chugh turned his critique to Himachal Pradesh, slamming the Congress-led administration’s entry toll proposal as emblematic of fiscal irresponsibility. Despite grand pre-election vows, the government is hiking taxes—from sanitation fees to tourist levies and revenue grabs at sacred sites—eroding prior BJP-era reliefs and burdening the masses.
Addressing ‘The Kerala Story 2’, he insisted on bringing hidden truths about violence against Kerala women and suspected intrigues to light. ‘Problems fester in darkness; only exposure and resolve bring change,’ Chugh maintained.
Complementing this, senior BJP figure Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi called for uniform enforcement of noise regulations on loudspeakers in every context. ‘No event, devotional or political, overrides the law. Civic duty demands compliance,’ he remarked.
From AI breakthroughs to pressing local issues, Chugh’s commentary reflects BJP’s narrative of progress versus opposition setbacks, as India charts its high-tech future.