New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh has hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of "mastering the art of distorting facts" over the government's beneficiary identification mechanism, asserting that the Centre remains firmly committed to transparent delivery of benefits without the involvement of middlemen.

Clarifying the government's stance regarding the verification process under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana (PM VGSY), the Union Minister stated on social media platform X that the identity of trainees will be verified through both the Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) and biometric-based Aadhaar authentication.

"Rahul Gandhi ji has mastered the art of distorting facts. The gove...