NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday conducted a national townhall programme outside the Constitution Club to protest the implementation of the E20 policy in the country.
Addressing reporters, the AAP National Convenor questioned the inconsistency of the Union Ministry’s statements regarding the petrol-blended ethanol policy, claiming that no significant study has been conducted on the subject. He further declared that the E20 policy is being forcibly implemented on the people.
He further questioned the BJP’s government’s interest in implementing the E20 policy, claiming that vehicles are getting damaged and mileage is dropping due to the presence of petrol-blended ethanol in vehicles.
“On one side they say E20 is good, on the other side they say E20 is bad. One ministry says there is a difference of 2 per cent to 5 per cent, while another ministry says 4 per cent. They haven’t conducted any study; they are just forcing the policy onto the people… Vehicles are getting damaged and mileage is dropping. Why is the Government forcing this on people? What is the interest of Govt in this? E20 petrol is not good… said Kejriwal.
Alongside Kejriwal, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj also opposed the implementation of the E20 policy, emphasising that consumers should be given the choice between pure petrol or ethanol-blended fuel.
