Four Indian Youth Congress workers detained for protesting inside AI Summit venue, raising slogans against PM Modi

Police said those detained have been identified as Krishna Hari (35), National Secretary of the of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), and a resident of Bihar; Kundan Yadav, also from Bihar; Ajay Kumar; and Narasimha Yadav, National Coordinator of the IYC.

The incident occurred at 12.30 pm, when a group of six-eight men wearing jackets and sweaters entered Hall Number 7.

Police sources said it appeared to be a planned protest. Some of them even removed their jackets and T-shirts, partially undressing during the protest.

The Delhi Police have taken the detainees to Tilak Marg Police Station for further questioning, sources added.

‘Protest against US trade deal, unemployment’

In a statement, IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib said at the AI Summit, the frontal organisation “raised its voice and protested against the compromised Prime Minister who has compromised the nation’s identity”.

In the statement, Chib said the IYC “made it clear that the youth of the country will no longer remain silent”. “The ‘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.

Chib added that the IYC is not against the AI Summit but is 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.”

“If the Prime Minister is compromised, it does not mean that the public should remain silent,” he said.