Meerut, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lambasted Congress, saying that its INDIA bloc allies have "deserted them" after Opposition parties too condemned the Youth Congress' "shirtless" protest at the global AI summit that concluded recently.

Addressing a gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Prime Minister Modi singled out Congress for disrupting the Parliament with protests and creating ruckus, stating that they were "hell-bent on ruining the country."

"Look at what happened in Delhi (AI Summit protest). Did the TMC, DMK, BSP or National Conference commit a sin? No, they did not commit a sin. Only the Congress leaders are hell-bent on ruining the country. If you want to sit on the Prime Minister's chair, you must firs...