E20 petrol Archives - National Times

03 Aug

Arvind Kejriwal Announces March to Prime Minister’s Residence Over E20 Petrol Rollout

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that he will lead a march to the Prime Minister's residence on Tuesday to submit a public petition against forceful imposition of E20-Blended petrol fuel. He shared he will leave the AAP headquarters at 12 noon with 100 people to personally hand over a petition signed by around 2.5 lakh people, seeking a meeting with the Prime Minister over problems with ethanol blended fuel. Addressing a press conference, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, "People across the country are deeply troubled by E20-Blended Petrol, yet…

01 Aug

Arvind Kejriwal Announces August 4 March to Prime Minister’s Residence With 2 Lakh E20 Petitions

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that he will march to the Prime Minister's residence on 4 August to personally submit more than two lakh online petitions signed by people across the country against E20 petrol. He said he would leave at 12 noon with a group of 100 people to hand over the petitions to the Prime Minister. The AAP Chief appealed to only those who are not afraid of police 'lathis' (batons) or imprisonment to join him in the march. Expressing hope that he would be treated similarly to…

16 Jul

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann Demands Choice Over E20 Petrol and Launches National Online Petition

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Raising his voice against the problems arising from E20 petrol, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday called upon people to unite and fight against the injustice being inflicted on consumers through the supply of E20 petrol. Urging people to support the campaign launched by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister appealed to citizens across the country to sign the online petition at stopE20petrol.com so that the concerns of those affected by the issue could reach the Prime Minister. In a video message, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, “Every citizen should…

14 Jul

Arvind Kejriwal Writes to PM Modi Requesting Pure Petrol Availability and Lower Rates for E20 Blend

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the E20-blended petrol issue, urging the Centre to immediately address growing public concerns. In his letter, Arvind Kejriwal has made two key demands: that people should have the option to choose between pure petrol and E20 at every petrol pump, and that the price of E20 should be reduced, as its use is leading to lower vehicle mileage. The AAP Chief also appealed to people to visit his or the AAP's social media handles, where they can sign an online…

03 Jul

Arvind Kejriwal Criticises Centre Over E20 Petrol, Demands Price Cut and Rollback

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal strongly objected to the Modi government’s decision to force E20 (Ethanol-20) petrol on people, saying the Centre has turned the entire country into a laboratory for its experiments. He said the government has imposed 20% ethanol-blended petrol despite widespread complaints that it is causing vehicles to stall, damaging engine parts, and reducing mileage by nearly 30%. The AAP Chief said this has triggered widespread public anger across the country and asserted that if ethanol-blended petrol delivers 30% lower mileage, it should also be priced at least 30% cheaper.…