Tensions soared in New Delhi as authorities arrested Indian Youth Congress national president Uday Bhanu Chib linked to the sensational shirtless demonstration at the India AI Impact Summit. Held at Bharat Mandapam last Friday, the protest against unemployment and AI policies has snowballed, with eight individuals now in custody.
Details emerged Tuesday: Police swooped on Chib at first light, interrogating him before formal charges and court presentation. Seeking a week’s custody, they cited probes spanning multiple states to determine if a larger conspiracy brewed behind the bare-chested uprising.
The operation was ingenious. Protesters secured entry via fake online registrations for QR codes. Plan A involved black umbrellas with protest stickers, abandoned for fear of security scrutiny. Instead, T-shirts with bold messages were concealed under shirts, revealed dramatically in Hall No. 5’s lobby amid slogan-shouting frenzy.
Public outrage charges followed at Tilak Marg police station. Earlier, Gwalior-based Jitendra Yadav, Raja Gurjar, and Ajay Kumar were rounded up. The summit, celebrating AI advancements, turned tumultuous, amplifying voices on job crises in the tech era.
This crackdown raises alarms over youth political engagement. Is it suppression of valid grievances or rightful law enforcement? With Chib’s involvement, opposition parties cry foul, predicting electoral ripples. The incident cements the AI summit’s place in headlines—not for breakthroughs, but for raw protest energy.