•Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma termed the arrest of IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib as “unjustified” and demanded his immediate release.
•Sharma emphasized that the right to non-violent protest must be protected in a democracy.
•Delhi Police arrested Chib as the “main conspirator” and “mastermind” behind a shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit.
•A Delhi court has sent Chib to four-day police custody, bringing the total arrests in the case to eight.
•Sharma, a former IYC president, stated that laws should not be used to target ideological opponents and called for youth voices to be heard, not suppressed.
