Fact Check: Viral Video of Jagdeep Dhankhar Saying “Farmer’s Son is Not Afraid of Anyone” Is Unrelated to His Resignation
Vishvas News, in its investigation, found that Jagdeep Dhankhar’s statement, ‘The son of a farmer of India is not afraid of anyone,’ dates back to April 2025, when voting took place on the Waqf Bill in the Rajya Sabha. This statement is not related to his resignation from the post of Vice President.
- By: Pallavi Mishra
- Published: Jul 25, 2025 at 04:54 PM
- Updated: Aug 22, 2025 at 06:16 PM
New Delhi (Vishvas News). Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post as Vice President on July 21, 2025, the first day of the monsoon session, citing health reasons. Now, a post is going viral on social media in which he can be heard saying, “India’s farmer’s son is not afraid of anyone.” Users are claiming that this clip was recorded just a day before his resignation.
Vishvas News, in its investigation, found that this video dates back to April 2025, during the Rajya Sabha session on the Waqf Bill.
What is in the viral post?
Facebook user Choudhary Anu shared the viral post on July 23, 2025, with the caption, “I am a farmer’s son….and a farmer’s son is not afraid of anyone…..This is Jagdeep Dhankar’s statement from the day before yesterday….”
You can see the archived version of the post here.
Investigation
To begin our investigation, we conducted a keyword search and found several news reports from April 2025, referencing Jagdeep Dhankhar’s statement. According to a Punjab Kesari report dated April 4, 2025, “After the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, at around 2.30 am, Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the constitutional resolution on the imposition of President’s rule in Manipur in February for discussion. On this, Kharge requested that this discussion be held in the next meeting of the House, as it was quite late now. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, “… why are you (Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar) so afraid of the government? The Chairman immediately ordered this comment to be removed from the proceedings of the House. Responding to Kharge’s comment, he said that India’s farmers and farmers’ sons are not afraid of anyone, under any circumstances.”
The segment seen in the viral video after the 8:34:05 timestamp in the Parliament proceedings livestreamed on April 3, 2025, on the Hindustan Times YouTube channel.
For further clarification, Vishvas News contacted Ashutosh Jha, Dainik Jagran’s National Bureau Chief, who confirmed that the viral claim is false. He clarified that Dhankhar’s statement, ‘a farmer’s son is not afraid of anyone’, is not recent and dates back to April 2025.
Facebook user Choudhary Anu, who shared the fake post, has over 27000 followers.
Conclusion: Vishvas News, in its investigation, found that Jagdeep Dhankhar’s statement, ‘The son of a farmer of India is not afraid of anyone,’ dates back to April 2025, when voting took place on the Waqf Bill in the Rajya Sabha. This statement is not related to his resignation from the post of Vice President.
- Claim Review : I am a farmer's son... and a farmer's son is not afraid of anyone... This is Jagdeep Dhankhar's statement from the day before yesterday
- Claimed By : Facebook user Choudhary Anu
- Fact Check : False
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