From shirtless Cong workers in Delhi to Wangchuk’s Ladakh agitation, authorities cite ‘Gen-Z protest’ fear| India News
When four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers stripped off their shirts inside Bharat Mandapam, venue of the India AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi on Friday, the police saw more than an act of political theatre. They saw Nepal from last year. Indian Youth Congress workers during their shirtless protest at Bharat Mandapam, venue of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi on Friday, February 20. (Video grab: ANI) “This is a larger conspiracy that has taken inspiration from the Gen Z protests in Nepal,” Delhi Police told the Patiala House Court in the national capital on Saturday, where the four arrested men — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar, and Narasimha Yadav — were produced for a remand hearing. The court sent them to five days of police custody, rejecting their bail applications. These four men were among the Congress young wing’s members who entered the summit by registering online, scanning QR codes and concealing T-shirts bearing slogans such as ‘India-US Trade Deal’, ‘Epstein Files’, and ‘PM is compromised’. Once inside Hall …







