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[Shanky @Shankyram2]

While the govt has picked up Sonam wangchuck, we are stunned to learn about the FIR against Team Bharat's member Nachiket @nachiket1982 and Tehseen @tehseenp ( complaint) u/s 356 (3) and3(5), IT ACT 66D).The arrogance of the government is not good. @OGTeamBharat

[Team Bharat @OGTeamBharat]

Maruti says everything is fine. But does its statement really answer the questions consumers are asking?

Instead of putting consumers at the centre of this conversation, the statement raises even more questions.

#EthanolScam #EthanolDebate #TeamBharat #NotTheRightFuel

[Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 @tehseenp]

𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐄 :

Dear Friends from the media, you are cordially invited for a press conference on one of India's leading protests the '𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐥 𝟐𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞.'

𝐓𝐞𝐡𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚 who has been leading this protests as 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐁𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓 will be addressing the media tomorrow.

As you are aware the 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 starts on Monday. TEAM BHARAT has taken the mandatory Ethanol 20 protests to Social Media, Mainstream Media, and Jantar Mantar where an unprecedented huge number of citizens turned up in support.

Team Bharat now intends to take this protest to the 𝟑𝐒, 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐝, 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐤!

Team Bharat also believes 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐝𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐣𝐢 has a Conflict of Interest with regards to Ethanol.

𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆: 18𝒕𝒉 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 2026
𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆: 10:30 𝒂𝒎
𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆: 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒌𝒂𝒓 𝑩𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒏, 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒉, 𝑷𝒖𝒏𝒆.

https://t.co/haJnpv4OTo

@Nidhzee

[Nachiket Deshpande @nachiket1982]

I was about to ask for the full data and findings report of this "research" by @IITKanpur . But, if this is how they conducted the tests and gave sweeping conclusions - well, they can very well keep the reports "confidential" as ARAI did. The defense of e20 is getting funnier every day.

#EthanolScam #NotTheRightFuel
@OGTeamBharat @tehseenp @FactswithDinesh @ShivrattanDhil1 @Nidhzee @Shankyram2

[Nachiket Deshpande @nachiket1982]

The lack of transparency in a so-called "democracy" is appalling.
@PetroleumMin now disposes my RTI appeal that they've fulfilled my request by forwarding my query to different agencies. WOW. And to top it off, the ministry points back to the same roadmap document in which @siamindia clearly says that e20 in older vehicles is a safety risk in addition to being detrimental to efficiency. The document clearly says that e10 should be available till the existing fleet is aged out.
And yet e20 has been forced on the entire population based on some imaginary test results.
If this isn't a SCAM, I don't know what is.

[Vishal Singh Jain @VishhalSJain]

🚨 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA: YOUR OWN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLISHED THIS EVIDENCE FIVE TO SIX YEARS AGO. WE FOUND IT. WHY WAS IT NOT ADDRESSED BEFORE E20 BECAME THE DEFAULT FUEL?

Estimates vary, but approximately 7.5–8 crore to as many as 12 crore legacy two-wheelers—largely carburetted and not engineered or calibrated for E20—are still plying on Indian roads.

That is tens of millions of vehicles whose technical limitations deserved to be examined before a higher ethanol blend was imposed nationwide.

We went looking for what the science actually says happens inside that fleet. Team Bharat is very good at finding information — when it exists, we will find it, and this report is the proof of that, not a claim about it.

STUDY 1 — What ethanol blends do inside an unmodified carburetted engine

Experimental study on unregulated emission characteristics of a two-wheeler with ethanol-gasoline blends (E0 to E50)
Sakthivel, Subramanian & Mathai — Indian Oil Corporation R&D + IIT Delhi Fuel, Vol. 262, 2020.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116504

A 150cc BS-IV carburetted motorcycle, carburettor untouched, tested E0 through E50. Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde rose linearly with ethanol content — acetaldehyde running more than 3× higher than formaldehyde.

STUDY 2 — What those emissions mean across India's road-transport sector

RTEII: A new high-resolution road transport emission inventory for India
Hakkim, Kumar, Annadate, Sinha & Sinha — IISER Mohali Atmospheric Environment: X, Vol. 11, 2021.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2021.100118

The study measured 74 separately identified VOCs from 72 Indian vehicles and calculated their ozone- and secondary-pollution-formation potential:

1️⃣ Petrol two-wheelers: 52 ± 15.4 g NMVOC/L fuel — among the highest emission factors of the vehicle categories tested
2️⃣ Two-wheelers: 94% of India's road-transport BTEX emissions
3️⃣ Petrol vehicles: approximately 80% of national road-transport NMVOC emissions
4️⃣ Petrol two-wheelers: the highest secondary-organic-aerosol production factor of the categories examined
5️⃣ Petrol's ozone-formation potential: 128 ± 40 g O₃ per litre of fuel burnt
6️⃣ The researchers state that oxygenated VOCs such as acetaldehyde are particularly reactive and can fuel regional ozone formation

Read together: one study shows that increasing ethanol content raises reactive carbonyl emissions in an unchanged carburetted motorcycle; the other shows that petrol two-wheelers already carry an exceptionally high burden of VOC emissions, ozone-forming potential, and secondary aerosol formation across India's road-transport sector.

Before E20 became the default fuel, where was the published fleet-wide assessment of its atmospheric consequences for India's enormous legacy carburetted two-wheeler population?

This evidence existed inside the government's own oil company and Indian public institutions since 2020–2021. Five to six years passed.

For us, the government is not something separate from the people of this country — it is an extension of who we are. When it needs course correction, correcting it is not confrontation. It is our responsibility as citizens.

That is why Team Bharat is relentless, and why we are not hostile. Both are true at once.

Meet us. Bring the data. Sit across the table with us. Let us examine it together.

— Vishal Singh Jain
VSJ Ventures LTD | Team Bharat

Full report 👇
https://t.co/vHFlCydEW4

@OGTeamBharat @Reuters @business @IndianExpress @the_hindu @ttindia @thewire_in @HardeepSPuri @PMOIndia

#Ethanol #AirPollution #Ozone #E20 #PublicHealth #India

[Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 @tehseenp]

Dear Maruti Suzuki, the people(s) of INDIA have absolutely loved you, given you their money & TRUSTED you blindly!

Don't throw away decades of reputation & trust! You may never ever be able to rebuild it!

The perception is you are trying to side with an incompetent minister Shri Hardeep Puri ji & another who has a Conflict of Interest Shri Nitin Gadkari ji! It's hurting you...

A Maruti Suzuki owner !!

[Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 @tehseenp]

EXCLUSIVE & AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO THE HON'BLE MINISTER Shri Nitin Gadkari ji

Dear Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari ji,

Information from Team Bharat confirms you are in Pune this Saturday (18th July). On behalf of the Citizens of India, I am officially and respectfully requesting you to a LIVE, PUBLIC DEBATE with me on the Ethanol 20 (E20) blending policy.

Let us put all facts on the table before the citizens of this great country! Here are my stakes:

1️⃣ Sir, if you defeat me in this debate, I will PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE to you on all forums.

2️⃣ I will permanently TAKE DOWN.all my anti-E20 posts.

3️⃣ I will NEVER bring up the issue of Ethanol ever again.

We will also address the elephant in the room, sir. There is a massive, undeniable CONFLICT OF INTEREST with both your sons being involved in the Ethanol business. Whenever you are asked about this, you issue threats of action. In a robust democracy, citizens deserve answers not threats.

Sir, Let us look at the facts:

The last time you challenged us to produce even "one evidence of damage" to E10-compatible vehicles due to mandatory E20 blending, Team Bharat stepped up.

We took the challenge. But instead of a debate, we were detained by the Delhi Police at the Tughlak Road Police Station.

This is not how a democracy functions, Shri Nitin_gadkari ji.

I urge you to accept my humble request. Let us strengthen our democratic fabric through open dialogue. If I am proven wrong, I will back down forever.

The ball is in your court, Sir. I await your response.

TEHSEEN POONAWALLA
TEAM BHARAT
To,
Shri @nitin_gadkari ji.

[Team Bharat @OGTeamBharat]

Watch @FactswithDinesh explain why the Raipur Consumer Court judgment is a milestone and an important development that reinforces why consumer concerns deserve to be heard and examined seriously.

#TeamBharat #RaipurJudgment #ConsumerRights #Transparency #EthanolScam

[Nachiket Deshpande @nachiket1982]

Forced E20 mandate is hitting millions of incompatible vehicle owners hard. From rusted fuel tanks to dropping mileage and no choice at the pump, citizens are paying the price. @OGTeamBharat has requested meetings with PM, HM, and LOP to demand a solution.
@tehseenp @FactswithDinesh @ShivrattanDhil1 @Nidhzee @Shankyram2

[Nidhhi Sharma @Nidhzee]

Team Bharat has formally written to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Hon’ble Home Minister and the Hon’ble Leader of Opposition seeking an appointment to present the concerns of ordinary citizens regarding the implementation of the Ethanol Blended Fuel policy.

Team Bharat seeks conversation. We believe public policy becomes stronger when it listens to the people it affects.

We sincerely hope our request will be accepted so documented citizen experiences can be presented.

Democracy thrives on dialogue.

@narendramodi @PMOIndia @AmitShah @AmitShahOffice @RahulGandhi

#TeamBharat #ConsumerRights #Transparency #RightToChoice #EthanolScam

[Shanky @Shankyram2]

We @OGTeamBharat has requested Hon. PM,Hon HM and Hon. LOP lok Sabharwal for an appt.We want to present our perspective to them on E20 issues.
@tehseenp @FactswithDinesh @theracemonkey @Nidhzee @nachiket1982 @ShivrattanDhil1

[Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 @tehseenp]

Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari ji, sir let me be very clear;

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒍 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 "𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕" 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝑶 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒊𝒓!

Since Nitin Gadkari ji sir has been threatening people over his sons Ethanol distilleries business!

#EthanolScam
BETA BADHAO YOJNA
#TeamBharat

[Team Bharat @OGTeamBharat]

Every vehicle has a story of years of hard work, countless sacrifices and a dream fulfilled.

Citizens deserve transparency and informed choices about how policies affect their vehicles.

Progress should never come at the cost of consumer choice.

#TeamBharat #EthanolScam

[Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 @tehseenp]

TEAM BHARAT has formally written to Hon'ble PM shri @narendramodi ji, HM @AmitShah ji, and Hon'ble LoP Shri @RahulGandhi ji.

​We are ordinary vehicle owners, taxpayers, and professionals who are raising a crucial issue: the implementation of the E20 (Ethanol 20%) Blended Fuel Policy.

​While we support energy self-reliance, including Ethanol 20 blended petrol we wish to put forward the silent struggles the the common citizen is facing.

* ​we would like E10 blended petrol be available for E10-compatible vehicles until these vehicles phase out.

​* A drop in price of E0 (pure petrol) & a discount on E20 Fuel.

​* All documents wrt E20 policy in public domain.

* No further higher blended petrol until a 360° infrastructure is ready in advance.

* A solution for the genuine problems faced by vehicle owners whose vehicles are pre 2023!

​Team Bharat believes public policy must balance national objectives with consumer interests.

We have requested an appointment with our leaders to constructively present the citizen data.

Tehseen Poonawalla,

TEAM BHARAT!

[Team Bharat @OGTeamBharat]

Online support se bas awareness banti hai, Ground par khade hone se badlav aata hai.

[Rattan Dhillon @ShivrattanDhil1]

What an incredible public interaction today at Jantar Mantar!

People came forward and openly shared the problems they’ve faced. Gadkari ji spoke about just one individual but today, we had more than 10 people sharing their own experiences.

Watch this and respond to us, Gadkari saab.

And Puri ji, this is the power of the “failed unemployed social activists youth” you chose to mock!! 🙏🏻 Thankyou everyone

@nitin_gadkari @HardeepSPuri

[Dinesh @FactswithDinesh]

Aaj 4 Baje Jantar Mantar apke hak ki ladai, apke vehicle ki ladai.

[Rattan Dhillon @ShivrattanDhil1]

“These ‘failed unemployed social activists’ will keep fighting for you, no matter what. Thank you, Kapil Sibal, for taking the time to briefly discuss the concerns surrounding the Ethanol E20 policy. The fight against a flawed policy continues! 👍🏻

@KapilSibal @tehseenp @FactswithDinesh

[Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 @tehseenp]

Shri Hardeep Puri ji sir called us: "𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒"

So we the FAILED UNEMPLOYED SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVIST : invite you to JANTAR MANTAR Delhi at 4pm. If you have any issues with your vehicles lets us live stream the same to Hardeep Puri ji & Nitin Gadkari ji who challenged us and are now ghosting us!

(Parking available in front of Patel Chowk).