Nirmala Sitharaman slams congress over India AI summit protest

Sitharaman criticised the Congress for staging protest at the recently concluded AI Impact Summit, calling the demonstration "inappropriate". “What was this demonstration aimed at, and what was the purpose of this? Who are the people who are going to see it there?” she said. The finance minister said protests should not undermine national efforts. “I want a good, solid, strong Opposition. Question us on everything that we do, but this is shaming Indians,” she said. Sitharaman added that such actions affected broader national efforts in the AI sector. “This is actually pouring water on the efforts of so many people, who came there to see what they can contribute in the AI field.”