“Petrol Lobby Behind E20 Fuel Fear Campaign in India”

• India spends ₹22 lakh crore on fossil fuel imports, with the automotive industry growing and imports increasing.

• Concerns over rising pollution levels and the push for alternative fuels and biofuels are cited as reasons for the fear campaign.

• The Minister’s family’s ownership of sugarcane companies, such as the Purti Group, has been accused of promoting ethanol blending.

• The Minister insists that his family-owned companies are running at an annual loss of ₹30 crore, despite advice to shut them down.

• He argues that promoting alternative and biofuels is not manufacturing these fuels, but promoting alternative and biofuels to reduce import and pollution, and to fulfill the Prime Minister’s dream of self-reliance.