Congress Protest At AI Summit 'A Larger Conspiracy' Inspired By Nepal’s Gen Z Movement: Delhi Police

Last Updated:February 21, 2026, 13:06 IST

Police told the court that investigators were also probing the funding behind the protest, including who paid for the printing of T-shirts.

Shirtless protests by members of the Indian Youth Congress at the AI Summit venue in the capital were inspired by Nepal’s violent Gen Z movement that toppled the government there, Delhi Police told a court, alleging a larger conspiracy behind the demonstration.

“This is a larger conspiracy that has taken inspiration from the Gen Z protests in Nepal. The accused need to be confronted with each other as well as with digital evidence. This is a very important investigation," police said while seeking custody of the arrested activists.

Police told the court that investigators were also probing the funding behind the protest, including who paid for the printing of T-shirts carrying messages such as “PM is compromised", “India-US Trade Deal" and “Epstein Files".

Around 10 activists of the Congress’s youth wing had entered the AI Summit venue in New Delhi and staged a shirtless protest, raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-US trade deal. The protesters wore or carried white T-shirts printed with images of PM Modi and US President Donald Trump along with slogans targeting the government.

Security personnel quickly intervened and the protesters were later arrested for disrupting the high-profile summit, which was attended by global technology leaders including Sam Altman and Sundar Pichai.

The protest sparked a political row, with BJP leaders condemning it as “anti-national" and accusing the Congress of harming India’s global image, while the Congress defended the demonstration as legitimate democratic dissent reflecting youth anger.

BJP chief Nitin Nabin condemned the protest, accusing certain political parties of aligning with “urban Naxalism".

“We often use the term ‘urban Naxalism.’ I can say that while earlier some parties were (merely) affected by it, today they have completely become a part of it," Nabin said, adding, “While India is being discussed globally, such a disgraceful act has harmed the country’s progress," he added.

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