New Delhi: Delhi’s Patiala House Court has granted bail to Youth Congress National President Uday Bhanu Chib in the case of his shirtless protest at the AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam on February 20th. The duty magistrate granted Chib bail on a surety of ₹50,000.
Order Release of Chib on Bail
The court directed Chib to surrender his passport and surrender his electronic gadgets. Following the expiry of his police custody, Delhi Police produced Chib at the duty magistrate’s residence late last night and sought seven days’ custody for him. A bail plea was also filed on Chib’s behalf, following which the court ordered his release on bail.
Youth Congress Workers Granted Five Days of Police Custody
Earlier, on February 24th, the court had remanded Chib to four days’ police custody. According to Delhi Police, Chib orchestrated the protest and provided logistics to the protesters. Earlier, on February 21st, a court remanded four Youth Congress workers to five days of police custody. All four accused were arrested on February 20th afternoon while protesting at Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan. The four Youth Congress protesters arrested by Delhi Police were Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar, and Narasimha Yadav.
Protest by Removing T-Shirts
According to Delhi Police, prior to their arrest, there was a scuffle with police, in which three policemen were injured. According to Delhi Police, these protesters had initially planned to enter the AI Summit venue carrying black umbrellas and printed stickers. However, fearing arrest, these protesters changed their plan and arrived wearing T-shirts with printed messages. Over the T-shirts, these protesters wore sweaters and jackets. Later, upon reaching Hall 5 of Bharat Mandapam, these protesters removed their T-shirts and began waving them in the air.
It should be noted that on February 27, the court granted interim bail to Youth Congress General Secretary Nigam Bhandari until March 24 in this case. On February 26, the court ordered three Youth Congress workers, Saurabh, Arbaaz, and Siddharth, arrested from Himachal Pradesh in connection with this protest, to be remanded in police custody for three days.
