India AI Summit’s ‘Impact’: BJP, Congress clash across the country

Clashes erupted across the country a day after the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) protest at the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, triggering a wave of political confrontations and police action. From Indore to Puducherry and Varanasi to Delhi, BJP workers staged demonstrations condemning the disruption, with several protests turning violent. Police forces were deployed in multiple cities to control the situation.

Meanwhile, the four Indian Youth Congress workers – Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar, and Narasimha Yadav – who were arrested by the police for protesting at the AI Summit half-naked have been sent to a five-day police custody.

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Hardeep Puri must go, says one of the arrested IYC members

After the Patiala House court rejected their bail application and sent them to a five-day custody, the four IYC members were taken to jail. As they came out of the Patiala House Court, one of the IYC workers shouted, “Hardeep Puri must go.”

For the unversed, the Congress has been demanding the resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Puri after his name surfaced in the Epstein Files. Puri has admitted that he indeed met American sex offender Epstein on a few occasions but refused any links to his criminal activities.

#WATCH | Delhi | Four arrested Youth Congress leaders brought out of the Patiala House Court

One of the arrested accused says, “Hardeep Singh Puri must go.” https://t.co/1DXzWBPMyt pic.twitter.com/DTRfsf1QBc

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026

Congress-BJP workers clash in Indore

A clash broke out between the Congress and the BJP workers during the BJP’s protest condemning the Indian Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit yesterday. They pelted stones at each other, prompting police to use water cannons to disperse the protesters.

#WATCH | Indore, MP | A clash broke out between the Congress and the BJP workers during the BJP’s protest condemning the Indian Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit yesterday. Stone pelting also took place. Police deployed to control the situation. pic.twitter.com/m0jICnNAzd

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026

Clashes in Puducherry during the BJP’s protest against the Congress

The workers of the Congress and the BJP clashed in Puducherry. The clashes erupted during the BJP’s demonstration against the Indian Youth Congress’s protest at the India AI Impact Summit on Friday.

#WATCH | Puducherry: A clash broke out between the Congress and the BJP workers during the BJP’s protest condemning the Indian Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit yesterday. pic.twitter.com/zXm8FL4htb

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026

BJP protest in Varanasi

BJP workers held a protest against the Congress party over the Indian Youth Congress’s alleged disruption at the India AI Impact Summit yesterday. The BJP workers shouted slogans against the Congress and its leader, Rahul Gandhi.

#WATCH | Varanasi, UP | BJP workers hold a protest against the Congress party over the Indian Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit yesterday pic.twitter.com/fWdt8w1Ah3

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026

BJP workers stage a protest at Congress headquarters in Delhi

BJP workers, led by party MP Manoj Tewari, also staged a protest in the national capital. The workers gathered outside the Congress headquarters and shouted slogans against the party and its leadership. “Even a person sitting in a village can be seen by an expert doctor from Delhi through AI facilities, get a diagnosis, and be advised on treatment. But who is upset by this? It is upsetting these traitorous Congress members…,” Manoj Tiwari said.