Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday (February 21, 2026) 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", Mr. 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.

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"Congress using youths to defame the country, there could be nothing more shameful than this," he said.