{"id":307708,"date":"2025-11-25T23:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=307708"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:21:28","slug":"gen-z-march-against-vote-theft-no-unrelated-video-from-jaipur-shared-with-false-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gen-z-march-against-vote-theft-no-unrelated-video-from-jaipur-shared-with-false-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z march against &#8216;vote theft&#8217;? No, unrelated video from Jaipur shared with false claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a candlelight march is viral on social media as a Jaipur to Delhi Gen Z rally. The clip is being shared with hashtags like #votechorgaddichhod and #VoteChorBJP implying that it is a protest against the BJP, in line with the Congress-led Opposition&#8217;s allegations of vote theft.<\/p>\n<p>X user @MissSiddiquiiii tweeted the video with these hashtags. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/mbYWj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jaipur to Delhi Indian GenZ slogans <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/votechorgaddichhod?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#votechorgaddichhod<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VoteChorBJP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VoteChorBJP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQo2ut8wEj\">pic.twitter.com\/bQo2ut8wEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maira Siddiqui (@MissSiddiquiiii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissSiddiquiiii\/status\/1990668980126953633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other X users also tweeted the same video, claiming that it shows protests against the alleged voter theft by the Modi government. (Archives: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/p3TIk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/dfevE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/F0xW5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/f4utn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/HM8T7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-307708 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gen-z-march-against-vote-theft-no-unrelated-video-from-jaipur-shared-with-false-claims\/chrome_7ohxmhde7a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_7oHxMHdE7A.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_7oHxMHdE7A.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_7oHxMHdE7A-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gen-z-march-against-vote-theft-no-unrelated-video-from-jaipur-shared-with-false-claims\/chrome_6euc3misx9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_6EuC3MIsx9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_6EuC3MIsx9.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_6EuC3MIsx9-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gen-z-march-against-vote-theft-no-unrelated-video-from-jaipur-shared-with-false-claims\/chrome_zujr3qn0ct\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_ZUjr3qN0CT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_ZUjr3qN0CT.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_ZUjr3qN0CT-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gen-z-march-against-vote-theft-no-unrelated-video-from-jaipur-shared-with-false-claims\/chrome_tdfwmneikn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_tDfWMnEiKn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_tDfWMnEiKn.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_tDfWMnEiKn-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gen-z-march-against-vote-theft-no-unrelated-video-from-jaipur-shared-with-false-claims\/chrome_anxxsf3nux\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_anXXsF3nuX.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_anXXsF3nuX.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_anXXsF3nuX-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>Upon conducting a reverse image search with some key frames from the viral video, we discovered that the same video was uploaded on X by the user @premrajmeena71 on September 25, 2025. In his caption, he stated that the rally was being held in support of independent politician Naresh Meena from Rajasthan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u091c\u092f\u092a\u0941\u0930 \u092e\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c \u0928\u0930\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0940\u0923\u093e \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f \u092f\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0921\u093c\u093e \u091c\u0928\u0938\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092c&#8230;..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NareshMeena__?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NareshMeena__<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/11R7H32fmA\">pic.twitter.com\/11R7H32fmA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PREMRAJ MEENA (@premrajmeena71) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premrajmeena71\/status\/1971236046605328652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A relevant keyword search in Hindi led us to additional footage of the rally on Instagram. The march was held in support of Meena&#8217;s demand for justice for the children who died on July 25 in a roof collapse at the Piplodi Government School in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan. Seven students had lost their lives and 27 had been injured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPDkKd7lQWU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPDkKd7lQWU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Report Rajasthan (@reportrajasthan)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meena had been on a <a href=\"https:\/\/navbharattimes.indiatimes.com\/state\/rajasthan\/jaipur\/jhalawar-school-tragedy-naresh-meena-to-end-14-day-hunger-strike-after-torch-rally-in-jaipur\/articleshow\/124149601.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14-day<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rajasthan.ndtv.in\/rajasthan-news\/jaipur-procession-in-support-of-naresh-meena-supporters-including-son-anirudh-meena-rajendra-gudha-on-streets-9345552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hunger strike<\/a>, demanding a compensation of 50 lakh rupees for the families of the victims. He began a silent fast to further support his demand. A few days later, his health deteriorated, and he was admitted to SMS Hospital in Jaipur.<\/p>\n<p>We were also able to geo-locate the viral video to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/ALLEN\/@26.871927,75.7796483,3a,75y,32.2h,103.55t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sZ1Osqn82CZRDmFlnfPuFSg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-13.547369039688562%26panoid%3DZ1Osqn82CZRDmFlnfPuFSg%26yaw%3D32.20065594062267!7i13312!8i6656!4m6!3m5!1s0x396db44b41dd2957:0x3db3ff9b8c7f7374!8m2!3d26.8714504!4d75.7797274!16s%2Fg%2F11hcfq4g78?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTExNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gopalpura Bypass Road<\/a> in Jaipur.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-307709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_3PTDNyjcfz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2219\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_3PTDNyjcfz.jpg 2219w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_3PTDNyjcfz-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_3PTDNyjcfz-1024x443.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_3PTDNyjcfz-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_3PTDNyjcfz-1536x665.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/chrome_3PTDNyjcfz-2048x886.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2219px) 100vw, 2219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we also found <a href=\"https:\/\/rajasthan.ndtv.in\/rajasthan-news\/jaipur-procession-in-support-of-naresh-meena-supporters-including-son-anirudh-meena-rajendra-gudha-on-streets-9345552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news reports<\/a> on the said procession. NDTV, for example, confirmed that supporters of Meena had taken out the rally and demanded proper compensation for the bereaved families and punishment to the culprits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-307776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-25-164300-1024x938.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-25-164300-1024x938.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-25-164300-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-25-164300-768x704.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-25-164300-1536x1407.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-25-164300.jpg 1573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum up, a video from September 2025 of a vigil in Jaipur is being falsely circulated as a protest march against the Narendra Modi\u2013led government following the Opposition\u2019s allegations of vote theft. In reality, the march was held in support of politician Naresh Meena, who was on a hunger strike demanding compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the families of the children who died in a roof collapse at a school in Piplodi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a candlelight march is viral on social media as a Jaipur to Delhi Gen Z rally. The clip is being shared with hashtags like #votechorgaddichhod and #VoteChorBJP implying that it is a protest against the BJP, in line with the Congress-led Opposition&#8217;s allegations of vote theft. X user @MissSiddiquiiii tweeted the video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":307779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[706],"class_list":["post-307708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-FI-Kit-2025-11-25T172146.847.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307708"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307777,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307708\/revisions\/307777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307708"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=307708"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=307708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}