The claim
The video shows protesters beating the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah with shoes and slippers and burning them in protest against the 2026 UGC guidelines.
Original review summary
The video shows a protest against the SIR process in Hariharpara, Murshidabad, not a protest against the 2026 UGC regulations. The review says demonstrators burned effigies of Modi, Shah, and the Election Commissioner after alleging harassment of ordinary people under the SIR process.[S1]
Additional context
The UGC notified the 2026 regulations on 13 January 2026. On 29 January 2026, the Supreme Court stayed their implementation pending further proceedings. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026