Congress leader Pawan Khera slams Centre over Galgotias robodog row at AI Summit

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday attacked the government over Galgotias Universitys robodog controversy at the AI Impact Summit saying the event was supposed to be a platform for innovation and exchange of ideas but BJP reduced it to a cheap China Bazaar In a post on X Khera also slammed Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw saying that he has proved that in India AI means Ashwini is IncompetentAshwiniVaishnaw has proved that in India AI means Ashwini is Incompetent As for the Pradhan Tamasha Mantri every event is a JhappiPappi Fest This was supposed to be an AI Summit a platform for innovation and exchange of ideas BJP reduced it to a cheap China Bazaar he said He also attached a video in which he slammed the governmentMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY Secretary S Krishnan said on Wednesday that they want genuine and actual work to be reflected in the way that people exhibit in expos such as AI Summit 2026 and a code should be followed Talking to the media here he said misinformation cannot be encouraged Answering a query on Galgotias University vacating the stall at the AI Impact Expo 2026 Krishnan said he is not getting into whether they are right or wrong and just dont want the controversyWe want genuine and actual work to be reflected in the way that people exhibit in expos The idea is not to sort of use this as an opportunity in any other fashion We dont want the controversy surrounding the exhibits presented here So I think its essential that a code is followed there Misinformation cannot be encouraged So we dont want the controversy around this Im not getting into whether they are right or wrong We just dont want the controversy he saidThe Galgotias University staff and officials on Wednesday vacated their stall at the India AI Impact Summit expo following controversy over the display of a Chinese robodog According to sources the authorities had asked Galgotias University to vacate its expo stall Galgotias University Registrar Nitin Kumar Gaur on Wednesday issued a press release on behalf of the University and apologized for the confusion created at the Al SummitWe at Galgotias University wish to apologise profusely for the confusion created at the recent Al Summit One of our representatives manning the pavilion was illinformed She was not aware of the technical origins of the product and in her enthusiasm of being on camera gave factually incorrect information even though she was not authorised to speak to the press the release saidWe request your kind understanding as there was no institutional intent to misrepresent this innovation Galgotias University remains firmly committed to academic integrity transparency and responsible representation of our work Understanding the organisers sentiment we have vacated the premises it added Gaur earlier issued a clarification amid growing controversy over the display of a Chinese RoboDog at the AI Impact SummitSpeaking to ANI Gaur explained that the confusion stemmed from the use of the words develop and development He clarified that the university did not develop the robot but had worked on its development for academic and research purposes This is a jumble of two words develop and development We didnt develop it We worked on its development We want to bring them just like that robot was brought and an effort was made to get students to do research on it Gaur saidReferring to a viral video in which Professor Neha Singh introduced the RoboDog as Orion during the AI expo Gaur suggested there may have been a misunderstanding in the wording I can say that perhaps she Professor Neha might have been confused by the words develop and development in the flow But the truth is that we bought this robot for childrens research If China is making the claim then maybe it robodog could be bought from China I havent received any such official communication yet on vacating the expo Gaur saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever