Old Video From Jaipur Falsely Shared as Clip of Reservation Protests in Delhi

The video shows members of the Karni Sena protesting the UGC's Equity Guidelines in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

An old video from Jaipur is being shared to falsely claim that it shows visuals of the Reservation Hatao Andolan at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)

A video showing a massive crowd carrying saffron flags on the streets has gone viral on social media, where users have claimed that it shows visuals of the recently ended 'Reservation Hatao Andolan' at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, where people sought an overhaul of the reservation system.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

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(Archived versions of more posts sharing this video can be seen here, here, and here.)

Is it true?: No, the video predates the anti-reservation protests and shows visuals from Jaipur, Rajasthan.

How did we find out the truth?: We ran a reverse image search on a part of the video, which led us to posts sharing the video across social media platforms.

• These posts (links here and here), which were shared between 3 and 8 August 2026, mentioned that the visuals were from Jaipur, Rajasthan and showed people protesting to get the University Grants Commission's (UGC) Equity Guidelines rolled back.

• The dates when these posts were shared predate the RHA movement in Delhi, where the protest began on 21 August.

• In the video, we noticed a sign on a building which read 'Hotel Chetram'.

The place is Hotel Chetram.

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• Taking a cue from this, we looked for the area on Google Maps.

• The search confirmed that the video was shot along Sikar road in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

• A search for news reports about this protest showed us that the protest was led by the Karni Sena on 3 August, who were marching to the Collectorate to demand a rollback of the UGC's guidelines.

• The Jaipur Police and the Karni Sena clashed during this march, and a protester, identified as Devaraj Singh, sustained injuries during the clash, and later succumbed to them, Bhaskar reported.

Conclusion: A video showing members of the Karni Sena protesting in Jaipur is being shared to falsely claim that it shows visuals of the RHA protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

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