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04 Aug

Harpal Singh Cheema Criticizes Centre Over Mandatory E-20 Petrol, Cites Vehicle Damage and Groundwater Threat

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabE-20 Petrol, ethanol blending, Fuel policy, Groundwater Level, Harpal Cheema, Punjab Assembly

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Calling out the BJP led central government, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday strongly criticised the mandatory implementation of 20% ethanol blending (E-20 petrol) starting April 2026, which advanced the original target from 2030 while speaking in the House in favour of the resolution moved by him. Highlighting that the USA produces 60% of the world's ethanol while India produces only 5%, Cheema accused the BJP-led central government of surrendering to the United States and Donald Trump at the cost of Indian consumers and vehicle owners. Focusing on the massive scale of the issue in…

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…

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…

07 Jul

Kejriwal Accuses Central Government of Forcing E20 Fuel Rollout and Coercing Auto Majors to Deceive Consumers

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabArvind Kejriwal, Automobile regulations, Consumer protection, ethanol blending, fuel efficiency, Fuel policy

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal called out the Modi Government for misleading the public to force the nationwide rollout of E20-blended petrol. He revealed that the government got Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirloskar and Hero MotoCorp to falsely assure consumers that using E20 in E10 vehicles would cause no damage, despite their own owner's manuals warning against using fuel with more than 10%ethanol and advising consumers to stop using even 10%ethanol blends if they experience problems. The AAP Supremo announced that he would write to all automobile companies seeking a written assurance that they…