Lucknow, Feb. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday strongly condemned a protest by the youth wing of the Congress during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, calling it a "shameful incident" and an attempt to damage the country's reputation globally.

While addressing the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly, he accused the protestors of attempting to "spread anarchy".

"Today, the youth wing of the Congress party attempted a shameful incident at Bharat Mandapam. An attempt has been made to tarnish India's image globally, and we condemn it. These people want to play games at the expense of the country. Where people from over 100 countries are participating, they are trying to spread anarchy by creating such...