Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge turned the spotlight on BJP Tuesday, dismissing their attacks on Congress protests at the AI Impact Summit as a smokescreen for incompetence.
‘They’re amplifying this to cover failures everyone knows about,’ Kharge stated bluntly to the press. He recalled Nitin Gadkari’s unpunished Commonwealth Games agitation, questioning why that’s forgotten now.
The summit itself? ‘Pure mismanagement,’ Kharge asserted. He called for delegates’ and investors’ perspectives over partisan noise. ‘Why obsess over our opinion when attendees’ views are key?’
Kharge exposed BJP’s pattern: routine black flag protests at Karnataka events, including against Rahul Gandhi during their tenure. ‘Hypocrisy at its finest—they can’t see their flaws.’
Delhi’s AI Impact Summit fiasco underscored national-level shortcomings, yet BJP dodges responsibility. Regarding Congress MLAs’ leadership letter, Kharge was measured: ‘Speak up, aim high—fine. But how you do it matters. Proper channels exist; use them without overstepping.’
In Karnataka’s charged atmosphere, Kharge’s response reframes the debate, painting BJP as deflection experts. As public discourse heats up, his message resonates: substance over spectacle wins the day.