New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Karnataka Minister for Electronics Priyank Kharge on Wednesday criticised the handling of the ongoing India AI Impact Summit 2026, alleging that the event threw out "builders, innovators and inventors" who were invited to showcase their ideas for a "PR Stunt".

Speaking to ANI at the event, Kharge called the Summit a "so-called global event" and claimed that foreign delegates have been withdrawing.

"When we call builders, innovators, inventors, on a so-called global platform, we should start behaving like that also. You cannot throw out people you invited to showcase themselves to the world for a PR stunt... It has left a bad taste in everybody's mouth. More importantly, I have heard delegates have been withdrawing....