Overview
- Patiala House Court called the India AI Impact Summit protest a blatant assault on public order that imperilled India’s diplomatic image while rejecting bail and ordering five days’ police custody.
- Four Indian Youth Congress members — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar and Narasimha Yadav — were remanded as the judge cited flight risk and potential evidence tampering.
- Delhi Police told the court the disruption was a planned intrusion and are examining funding, digital trails and alleged inspiration from Nepal’s Gen Z protests under charges including obstruction, assault and criminal conspiracy.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the Congress for turning a global event into “dirty and naked politics” and thanked several opposition parties that criticised the act.
- More than 150 academics, including leaders from IITs and IIMs, issued a statement denouncing the protest as ill‑timed and detrimental to India’s international credibility, as Congress and its youth wing defended it as democratic dissent.