Old Unrelated Video Shared As Amit Shah’s Response To The Protests Against The New UGC Bill.

A video of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah went viral on social media claiming it to be his response against the protests over the new UGC Bill. In the video, Amit Shah can be heard saying, “What do you want to threaten? This is the law of the parliament. Everyone has to accept it. What do you mean by we won’t accept? How can you say that?…” 

Sharing the video, a user wrote, “UGC RULE: A parliamentary democracy’s framework.”

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However, upon investigation, we discovered that the claim was misleading. The viral video is old and unrelated to the new UGC Bill. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by conducting a relevant keyword search. This led us to a longer version of the viral video uploaded on the YouTube channel of Zee News on April 4, 2025.

From the timestamp 1:00, the viral clip can be seen. In this video, Amit Shah was talking about the Waqf Amendment Bill.

We found another video on the YouTube channel of The Economic Times on 2 April, 2025. The description of the video read, “Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while participating in a debate over the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on Wednesday, came down heavily on the previous UPA regime and delivered a sharp critique of the 2013 amendments to Waqf laws. Describing them as politically motivated measures introduced in hot-haste manner before the 2014 elections, he highlighted the significant consequences of these changes, including the “transfer of 123 VVIP properties” in Delhi’s Lutyens zone to Waqf authorities. HM Shah argued that the current Bill would not have been necessary had these amendments not been made. The Home Minister emphasised the Waqf Board’s critical role in ensuring accountability and preventing financial mismanagement. He criticised the misuse of Waqf properties, citing examples such as 29,000 acres of Waqf land in Karnataka rented out, Rs 2 lakh crore worth of properties leased to private institutions for 100 years, and 500 acres leased to a five-star hotel for Rs 12,000 per month.”

We found the same video on the official Facebook page of Amit Shah on 2 April 2025.

This makes it clear that the viral video is old and unrelated to the new UGC Bill.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is misleading. The viral video doesn’t show Amit Shah’s response to the protests against the new UGC Bill. This is an old video where Amit Shah was talking about the Waqf Amendment Bill.