Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib arrested over 'shirtless protest' at the AI Summit

His arrest comes few days after the India Youth Congress on Friday staged a protest at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib has been arrested on Tuesday by the Delhi Police in connection with a Youth Congress protest at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 last week.

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted four days' police custody of  Bhanu Chib. According to officials, Chib is accused of being the main conspirator and mastermind behind the incident

Earlier, Bhanu Chib was questioned at Tikar Marg Police station. Heavy security deployed outside the police Station.

His arrest comes few days after the India Youth Congress on Friday staged a protest at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has "compromised the nation's identity", a party release said.

The Congress has slammed the BJP's action, senior leader and former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel called the government 'dictatorial'.

"I strongly condemn the illegal arrest of IYC National President Brother Uday Bhanu Chib ji and other young comrades by the Delhi Police. The "dictatorial" government is forgetting that in a democracy, young people raising their voice, asking questions, and protesting is not a crime -- it is the strongest weapon of democracy," Baghel wrote on X.

He further said, "Our young Congress workers, without any violence or provocation, peacefully brought forward the Prime Minister's compromises and the unheard suffering of the youth. This was a courageous, legitimate, and democratic step, and now the government is resorting to police repression to suppress it."

While addressing the incident at the AI Summit, Youth Congress chief said that youth of the country 'will no longer remain silent".

"The Indian Youth Congress made it clear that the youth of the country will no longer remain silent. 'PM is compromised' is not just a slogan, but the anger of millions of unemployed youth. This trade deal with the US is a betrayal of the interests of our farmers and the public, which will only benefit the US. Peaceful protest is our right in a democracy, and we will continue to raise the voice of the youth," he said.

Bhanu Chib also clarified that the party was "not against the AI Summit"  but strongly opposed "any compromise with India's interests."

"We are against any compromise with India's interests. When the country's farmers are being compromised, anti-India trade agreements are being signed, and youth are being pushed into hate politics while keeping them unemployed, should we remain silent? This country belongs to 1.4 billion citizens," he added.

He launched a scathing attack on PM Modi, saying the "Prime Minister is compromised" and "that does not mean that the public should remain silent." 

On Friday last week, a group of Indian Youth Congress members held a protest at the Bharat Mandapam, a venue of the AI Impact India Summit in Delhi by removing their shirts that had slogans which read "Compromised PM".

With inputs from ANI...