Jairam Ramesh questions Modi govt's plan to replace Aadhaar with Voter ID for welfare benefits

New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday questioned whether the Narendra Modi government had formally decided to replace Aadhaar with Voter ID for identifying beneficiaries of social welfare schemes, warning that the move could trigger large-scale exclusion of people from their legitimate entitlements. Reacting to repeated statements by union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, popularly known as Lalan Singh, Ramesh sought clarity on whether the proposed change reflected an officially approved government policy. "Over the past few days the union Minister of Panchayati Raj has said not once but twice that Voter…