Hyderabad, Feb. 18 -- Long queues, locked exhibition halls, session confusion and even a theft complaint marred the opening day of the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi, raising questions about organisation at an event billed as one of the world's largest artificial intelligence gatherings.

According to reports by BBC News and Reuters, social media platform X was flooded with complaints from founders, exhibitors and delegates who said security sweeps and last-minute closures ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit left them stranded outside halls for hours.

Some participants described "7 AM queues," prolonged waiting and a "full evacuation" of exhibition areas before the Prime Minister's arrival. Reuters reported that some speakers ...