Rajasthan Minister’s Old Video Circulates With False Claims

In a case of misleading social media content, an old video of Rajasthan’s Agriculture Minister Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena has resurfaced online with false claims suggesting recent public backlash against the BJP government.

The video, shared by Facebook user ‘ITK news’ on October 13, 2025, claimed that “bad days have started for BJP minister Kirodi Lal Meena in Rajasthan” and that “the public has started demanding an account.” The post implied that the footage showed Dr. Meena being confronted by angry citizens, suggesting growing dissatisfaction with the ruling party.

However, an investigation by Vishvas News has revealed that the video is not recent at all. The footage actually dates back to April 2024, when Dr. Meena abruptly left a public meeting in Bassi due to low attendance. Rather than showing public anger toward the minister, the video simply captured his own frustration with the poor turnout at a BJP event.

Multiple news sources from April 2024 reported on the original incident. According to contemporaneous reports, Dr. Meena had expressed disappointment with BJP mandal officials over the sparse crowd and left the stage without addressing the gathering. YouTube channel UPDATE INDIA TV uploaded the video on April 16, 2024, while the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) shared it on their official X account the day before.

The Live Hindustan website also covered the incident on April 15, 2024, noting that Dr. Meena “became angry over the crowd not gathering at the public meeting organised in Bassi” and subsequently “reprimanded BJP mandal officials for the low turnout and left the stage.”

Narendra Sharma, Dainik Jagran’s correspondent in Jaipur, confirmed to fact-checkers that the video is indeed old, stating, “This video is old. Nothing like this has happened recently.”

This incident highlights a common tactic in political misinformation campaigns, where old content is repurposed with new, misleading narratives to create false impressions about current political situations. The Facebook page sharing the misleading video has over 5,000 followers, giving it significant potential reach.

The recycling of old political content with false contexts has become increasingly common on social media platforms, particularly during politically sensitive periods. Such misinformation can shape public perception and potentially influence voter sentiment by creating false impressions of political momentum or backlash.

Fact-checking organizations like Vishvas News play a critical role in identifying and debunking such misleading content before it can significantly impact public discourse. This case serves as a reminder for social media users to verify the authenticity and timeline of political content before accepting claims at face value.

The investigation concluded that the viral claim about Dr. Meena being confronted by angry citizens is false, with the video being nearly 18 months old and showing a completely different scenario than what was claimed in the recent social media posts.