BJP Protests Live Updates: Well thought out conspiracy by Cong to attack India, says Rijiju

BJP Protests Today Live Updates: Union minister Kiren Rijiju said that he expected the Congress to apologize for the “shameful behaviour of youth congress activists” and expressed shock that Congress leaders defended the “disgraceful conduct”. Members of the BJP Yuva Morcha members Saturday held a demonstration here against the “shirtless protest” by Congress’ youth wing during the AI Impact Summit in Delhi. The protesters, led by senior BJP leader and former Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, assembled at Sector 5 and raised slogans against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. What happened: A group of Youth Congress workers Friday breached the security ring at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Impact Summit and staged a ‘shirtless protest’, shouting slogans against PM Narendra Modi. The Delhi Police said four members of the Congress’s youth wing were arrested. As of now, 4 days police custody was granted. The BJP accused the Congress of attempting to embarrass India during an international event. “Opposition's protest at India AI Impact Summit is an embarrassment to the nation”, says TDP spokesperson Jyothsna Tirunagiri. She said, “The opposition has stooped to what I believe is the lowest of lows with their new strategy of political obstructionism over the past few days. They have not allowed the Prime Minister to speak in the House, and yesterday, when the entire world was watching India at the AI Summit, they chose to create a spectacle and call it democratic dissent.” > VIDEO | “Opposition's protest at India AI Impact Summit is an embarrassment to the nation”, says TDP spokesperson Jyothsna Tirunagiri.She said, “The opposition has stooped to what I believe is the lowest of lows with their new strategy of political obstructionism over the past… pic.twitter.com/CiVzlH55yS— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 21, 2026 VIDEO | “Opposition's protest at India AI Impact Summit is an embarrassment to the nation”, says TDP spokesperson Jyothsna Tirunagiri.She said, “The opposition has stooped to what I believe is the lowest of lows with their new strategy of political obstructionism over the past… pic.twitter.com/CiVzlH55yS Activists of the BJP and Shiv Sena staged demonstrations against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai and Thane on Saturday in response to the Youth Congress's protest at the AI Summit in New Delhi. Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske demanded the registration of a sedition case against Gandhi for his frequent "anti-national" statements and for obstructing the functioning of Parliament. BJP workers waved black flags at Gandhi's car at Mulund toll plaza when he was headed to Bhiwandi in neighbouring Thane district to appear before a court in the 2014 defamation case filed against him by an RSS activist. Union minister Kiren Rijiju launched a blistering attack on the Congress, alleging that the party has committed a "big sin" against the country by deploying its youth wing workers to hold a protest at India AI Impact Summit. Terming the protest as "shameful", Rijiju alleged that Congress youth wing's protest was not a mistake but a well thought out conspiracy by the party to attack India. The Congress committed a "big sin against the country" by deploying its youth wing to hold a protest at the AI Summit, he said at a press conference at the BJP headquarters here. "Congress using youths to defame the country, there could be nothing more shameful than this," he said. Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said he had expected the Congress to apologise for what he termed the “shameful behaviour” of its youth wing activists at the AI Impact Summit, and expressed surprise that some party leaders were instead defending the protest. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of “stooping to a level” where, he alleged, the Congress was “protesting against the nation” to oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Referring to the Youth Congress demonstration at the AI Impact Summit, Sachdeva said the event was “not political” but an international platform, and claimed the protest had embarrassed the country. > #watch | Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva says, "...Rahul Gandhi has stooped to a level where now they have started protesting against the nation just to protest against PM Modi...AI summit was not a political level, it was an international event..." https://t.co/etTSs4zPhX pic.twitter.com/8LBjd1JIRc— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026 #watch | Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva says, "...Rahul Gandhi has stooped to a level where now they have started protesting against the nation just to protest against PM Modi...AI summit was not a political level, it was an international event..." https://t.co/etTSs4zPhX pic.twitter.com/8LBjd1JIRc BJP workers on Saturday showed black flags to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai, calling it a response to the Youth Congress protest at the AI Impact Summit. The BJP said the move was meant to register its protest against what it described as attempts to “embarrass” the country during an international event. Police personnel were deployed at the spot to prevent escalation, and the situation remained under control. The BJP on Saturday staged a demonstration near the Congress headquarters on Akbar Road, protesting against a “shirtless” agitation by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) at the AI Impact Summit, PTI reported. Party leaders and workers gathered with placards and raised slogans, accusing the Congress of tarnishing the country’s image during an international event. The protesters also targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the youth wing’s actions were aimed at embarrassing India. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and Lok Sabha MP Manoj Tiwari, who led the protest, described the IYC’s demonstration as an act of “treason”. Responding to the protest by Indian Youth Congress leaders at the AI Summit, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said he was “not sure that was in the right spirit,” but questioned the BJP’s criticism. He alleged that the Centre should have been “embarrassed” when institutions and companies allegedly showcased Chinese products as their own, adding that such instances did not appear to “harm the nation” when promoted by the Prime Minister and the Union IT Minister. Kharge, who said he attended the summit and has organised similar events, described the programme as “chaotic,” claiming the focus shifted to the Prime Minister rather than innovators and job creators. He urged people to check reactions from international delegates and Indian innovators on social media, saying their views on the event mattered more than political statements. > #watch | Bengaluru: On the protest by the Indian Youth Congress leaders at the AI Summit, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge says, "Whatever happened yesterday, I'm not sure that was in the right spirit. But if the government of India or the BJP is so embarrassed, they should have… pic.twitter.com/Pi9RDNZlEy— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026 #watch | Bengaluru: On the protest by the Indian Youth Congress leaders at the AI Summit, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge says, "Whatever happened yesterday, I'm not sure that was in the right spirit. But if the government of India or the BJP is so embarrassed, they should have… pic.twitter.com/Pi9RDNZlEy Police in Hyderabad detained several BJP workers on Saturday as they staged a protest against the Congress party, a day after the Indian Youth Congress held a demonstration at the India AI Impact Summit. The BJP workers raised slogans and accused the Congress of disrupting the event. Police intervened to disperse the gathering and detained the protesters to prevent escalation. > #watch | Hyderabad, Telangana | Police detain BJP workers protesting against the Congress party over the Indian Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit yesterday pic.twitter.com/konONuKJKr— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2026 #watch | Hyderabad, Telangana | Police detain BJP workers protesting against the Congress party over the Indian Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit yesterday pic.twitter.com/konONuKJKr BJP workers staged a protest in Jaipur on Saturday against the Congress party, a day after the Indian Youth Congress held a demonstration at the India AI Impact Summit. Party members raised slogans and accused the Congress of disrupting a national event focused on technology and innovation. The protest took place in parts of the city amid heightened political tensions between the two parties over the summit.