This video does not show recent protests against UGC regulations

This video is from December 2025 and shows Congress protests in Chhattisgarh over the National Herald case

The University Grants Commission (UGC)’s new regulations on the promotion of equity in higher education campuses triggered protests everywhere. The new rules implemented to prevent casteist incidents in government and private universities have created an atmosphere of social tension. Amidst this, a video showing people throwing ink on a poster carrying the images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is going viral on social media platforms as recent visuals of protest against UGC regulations.

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Fact Check

We conducted a reverse image search on Google and whose results led us to a Facebook post by Naser Khan uploaded on 22 December 2025. The description of the post in Hindi roughly translated as, “There’s excitement within the Congress camp after Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court refused to hear the National Herald case against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and LOP Rahul Gandhi based on a private FIR”. 

Using this hint, we ran a keyword search on Google and the results led us to a news report by Dainik Bhaskar. It states that the Congress party organised a protest in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, in response to the National Herald Case.

 A significant number of leaders and workers shouted slogans as they approached the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) office. During the protest, workers painted posters of PM Modi and HM Shah with black ink. Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also participated in the protest. The protesters reportedly breached the barricades, but the police quickly intervened to stop them.

Baes on all these evidences, it is evident that the video is old and is being falsely linked to the recent protests against the new UGC regulations.

Conclusion

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along the viral video to be False. This video shows Congress workers protesting against the BJP in Chhattisgarh regarding the National Herald case and it dates back to December 2025.