BJYM condemns Youth Congress conduct at AI Summit

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leaders staged protests in Ongole and Tirupati on Saturday, condemning the conduct of Youth Congress members during the recent AI Summit in New Delhi. The protesters burnt an effigy of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as part of their agitation.

BJYM activists staging a protest in Ongole on Saturday.
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The protest follows an incident on Friday in which a few Congress members staged a shirtless demonstration even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the international summit in the presence of representatives from several countries.

Reacting to the episode, BJYM Prakasam district president Shingothu Rajesh Verma termed the conduct of the Congress members inappropriate. Under his leadership, BJYM activists also attacked the Congress party office in Ongole. He warned that if such incidents recur, the organisation would intensify its protests. BJYM Prakasam district general secretary Talupula Nayak and other members took part in the demonstration.

In Tirupati, BJYM leaders organised a dharna and criticised the Congress for what they described as attempts to disrupt national events. BJYM Tirupati district president Bandaru Partha Saradhi alleged that such actions hamper the country’s development and technological progress. He said the people had already expressed their displeasure and would deliver a clearer mandate in the days ahead.

He added that any move to obstruct the Prime Minister’s initiatives for the country’s development would be opposed through democratic means.