{
  "id": 18599658,
  "title": "‘Deeply sinister’: Rahul Gandhi slams Rajiv Ranjan Singh for his voter ID-linked welfare payments statement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/deeply-sinister-rahul-gandhi-slams-rajiv-ranjan-singh-for-his-voter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T00:04:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rahul-gandhi-slams-rajiv-ranjan-singh-voter-id-linked-welfare-payments-10954066/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday labeled Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh's recent statement about replacing Aadhaar with voter IDs for welfare payments as revealing \"a deeply sinister plot.\" Gandhi accused the Panchayati Raj Minister of proposing a \"theft of rights\" and claimed the plan was part of a plot to ensure a permanent BJP majority by manipulating election rolls. The statement drew a sharp reaction from Singh, who accused Gandhi of \"distorting facts\" and asserted the government's commitment to provide benefits to genuine beneficiaries directly, without middlemen. Singh emphasized that the Aadhaar card would no longer be used for payments and that the new system would rely on biometrics and the voter ID (EPIC) number.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Not just vote theft, it's rights theft: Rahul Gandhi on Centre's 'Voter ID for welfare schemes' remark",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/not-just-vote-theft-its-rights-theft-rahul-gandhi-on-centres-voter-id",
        "published": "2026-11-06T08:39:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Rahul Gandhi tells Amit Shah to convince PM Modi for open debate on SIR: ‘Don't be afraid’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/rahul-gandhi-tells-amit-shah-to-convince-pm-modi-for-open-debate-on",
        "published": "2026-11-06T15:41:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}