Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said welfare payments would rely on biometrics and voter ID numbers instead of Aadhaar. Congress leader Pawan Khera and the CPI(M) warned the change could deny benefits to people removed from electoral rolls and create barriers for rural residents. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh,Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday alleged that millions of Indians would be pushed out of both democratic and welfare frameworks following the Special.