New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national president Uday Bhanu Chib, who was arrested over a shirtless protest staged during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Patiala House Court, while extending his custody till Tuesday, directed the Delhi Police to verify his bail surety by 2 p.m. tomorrow and submit the report to the court. The development comes hours after the Delhi High Court stayed a sessions cou…
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New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed a sessions court order that had halted the bail granted to Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the shirtless protest during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, thereby clearing the way for his release from jail. A single-judge Bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while issuing notice to the Delhi Police, observed that it was prima facie not satisfied with the sessions court’s order and…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib was granted bail in a midnight hearing in the case related to the shirtless protest at the AI Summit but, within hours, the decision was put on hold till March 6 by another Delhi court on Saturday, a lawyer said. While Judicial Magistrate First Class Vanshika Mehta had granted the IYC President bail at midnight noting that he was not a flight risk, a sessions court put curbs on his bail t…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) “Truth and justice have prevailed,” said the Congress on Saturday while welcoming the court’s decision to grant bail to Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib in the case relating to the shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit that was held in the national Capital. The Patiala House Court’s duty magistrate granted bail to Chib on a personal bond of Rs 50,000.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said, “Truth and justice have prevailed. We were confiden…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib was granted bail on Saturday in the case relating to the shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit that was held in the national Capital. The Patiala House Court’s duty magistrate granted bail to Chib on a personal bond of Rs 50,000.The Delhi Police Crime Branch filed an application in the court late last night seeking a seven-day extension of Uday Bhanu Chib’s police custody remand.Separate applications were also filed f…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A Delhi court has extended the police custody of five members of the Youth Congress arrested in connection with the shirtless protest staged during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Patiala House Court extended the police custody of the accused — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar, Narasimha Yadav, and Jitendra Yadav — by four days after they were produced upon the expiry of their earlier five-day police remand. The four Youth Congress workers — K…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Stirring up fresh trouble over shirtless stir by the Congress youth workers at the prestigious AI Impact Summit recently, a Congress leader on Wednesday justified the naked protest at Bharat Mandapam and also sought to escalate the rhetoric by throwing an open challenge at Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop them from doing so. This prompted a firm response from the BJP, which called out Congress leader’s abusive rant and also lambasted the party over multiple inst…
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IANS) Continuing his sharp criticism of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi amid the controversy over the shirtless protest by Youth Congress workers during the recent AI Summit in New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said the Congress “never misses an opportunity to tarnish the country’s image”.“While India rises as a global power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Rahul Gandhi and Congress never miss a chance to push …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that taking action against the party’s youth wing over the shirtless protest during the recent India-AI Impact Summit is “extremely condemnable”, adding that the party stands firmly with the “fearless soldiers”. The protest occurred on February 20 at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Summit, where Youth Congress members removed their shirts to display anti-government and anti-Modi slogans on in…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh DGP Vikram Singh has described the Youth Congress’s shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi as extremely shameful and demanded stricter police action against those involved. The protest occurred on February 20 at Bharat Mandapam during the summit, where Youth Congress members removed their shirts to display anti-government and anti-Modi slogans on inner T-shirts, disrupting the event aimed at showcasing India’s advancements i…