India AI Impact Summit is being organized at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. In which former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave an address on Thursday (19 February). In his speech, he said such a thing about the traffic problem of Delhi that the people present there started laughing. Sunak said that AI can do many things, but cannot solve the traffic problem of the national capital (New Delhi).

What did Rishi Sunak say?

According to PTI report, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, ‘Sorry, we were late by a few minutes, it is completely my fault. As we’ve heard this week, AI can do many things, but it can’t solve Delhi’s traffic problem yet. So, a lot of work still remains to be done. The people present there laughed at Sunak’s comment.

VIDEO | At India AI Summit, former UK PM Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) quips, “AI can do many things but can’t fix Delhi’s traffic.”#RishiSunak #Delhitraffic pic.twitter.com/mbM94ZGRkA

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 19, 2026

Traffic jam problem in Delhi

This statement of Rishi Sunak came when reports of heavy traffic jams on many routes of New Delhi have come to light during the ongoing India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam. Due to heavy traffic jams and route diversions during the summit, thousands of passengers are facing difficulties in commuting every day. Vehicles were seen crawling in many major areas. Many people complained that the problem of traffic jam has increased due to VIP security arrangements.

People are posting about the jam on social media

Traffic system is also getting affected due to VVIP movement. Delhi Police had already issued a traffic advisory, however, even after this, traffic jams are being seen on many routes. Long queues of vehicles were seen especially in Central Delhi. People are also posting about the jam on social media. AAP’s Delhi state president Saurabh Bhardwaj had also targeted the situation of the traffic jam. Wrote on X, ‘What are we showing to the international guests coming to this AI Summit? The central government needs some basic information about traffic management around the AI ​​summit which is more important than AI.”