New Delhi: Who is Uday Bhanu Chib, Congress youth wing chief arrested over shirtless protest at AI Summit
The investigation and opposition to the ‘shirtless’ protest during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 have intensified, with Congress youth wing president Uday Bhanu Chib arrested as “mastermind” behind the demonstration — now being called as “deep conspiracy” by the Delhi Police.
Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib, calling him as the “main conspirator” and “mastermind” behind last week’s protest at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.
Authorities also added charges of rioting against Chib and seven other Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers who had been detained earlier, PTI reported.
The arrest triggered sharp political reactions, with the Congress condemning the police action as a “murder of democracy,” while the BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of being the “mastermind” behind the protest.
Meanwhile, protests have erupted across states by Congress workers in support of Chib. Amid the ongoing row over the ‘shirtless’ protest, here is all you need to know about the youth leader:
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Uday Bhanu Chib is a prominent Congress leader currently serving as the National President of the Indian Youth Congress. He was appointed to the post on 22 September 2024 by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, succeeding Srinivas BV.
Chib hails from Paloura in Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir. He holds an engineering degree from Pune University and an MBA from Arni University in Himachal Pradesh.
He comes from a politically active family. His father, Hari Singh Chib, is the Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee.
Chib’s political journey began through the Congress party’s youth and student wings. He served as National Secretary of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and was also the State President of NSUI in Jammu & Kashmir.
He later became President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress, followed by a stint as General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress, before being elevated to National President.
Chib is the second leader from Jammu and Kashmir to head the IYC after Ghulam Nabi Azad, who held the position in 1980.
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