LUCKNOW, Feb. 22 -- Mayawati, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), on Saturday sharply criticised the shirtless protest at the high-profile 'AI Impact Summit' in the national capital, calling the act "extremely indecent and condemnable."

In a strongly worded post on social media platform X, Mayawati expressed concern over reports that individuals, allegedly linked to the youth wing of the Congress, staged a shirtless demonstration to voice their protest during the internationally attended summit.

The AI Impact Summit drew prominent delegates from India and abroad. Mayawati underscored that while democratic dissent is a constitutional right, the manner of protest must not compromise...