New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- A social media user has highlighted the steep rise in hotel prices, which he believes is linked to the ongoing artificial intelligence summit at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. The user, who goes by the name Rattan Dhillon on X, said he had planned to travel to Delhi for medical reasons but reconsidered after checking accommodation rates.

In a post that has since gone viral, he claimed that a room at The Leela Palace, New Delhi, was priced at over Rs.2.2 lakh per night. He further alleged that even state-run hotels were charging close to Rs.80,000 per night without meals included. He also questioned why events of such scale are not organised in states such as Rajasthan, which he argued have more space and s...