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Center-Right Owned by The PioneerE20 becomes '420': Rahul Gandhi asks Modi what is in the tank
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State-run oil marketing companies IOCL, BPCL and HPCL have rejected Karnataka’s claim that petrol sold at some retail outlets in the state contains up to 31 percent ethanol. The firms say the October 2026 tests carried out by the state did not follow the prescribed sampling and testing procedures and therefore cannot be relied on. They assert that the E20 petrol supplied in Karnataka complies with BIS standards. Consequently, the companies question the validity of the government’s allegation of excess ethanol in the fuel.
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In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi alleged that laboratory tests of petrol samples collected by the Karnataka government from seven districts showed ethanol content exceeding the prescribed limit in several samples
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Rahul Gandhi has raised concerns regarding high ethanol levels in petrol sold in Karnataka. He claims that numerous petrol samples exceeded the prescribed limit of 20%. Oil marketing companies have disputed these allegations, asserting their fuel meets regulatory standards. Karnataka authorities are…
RSS excerpt
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the country how much ethanol is actually going into its fuel tanks, citing Karnataka government tests that found more than 20 per cent ethanol in 11 of 14 samples, and said his…
