Nitin Gadkari’s blind obsession with E20 fuel blending is another example of headline-driven policymaking replacing evidence-based governance.
Millions of Indians own vehicles that were never designed for E20. Instead of addressing compatibility concerns, consumer costs, fuel efficiency, and long-term engine performance through transparent data, the Government is asking citizens to bear the burden of its policy experiments.
#Opinion | India's biggest experiment isn't happening in a laboratory. It's happening at fuel pumps, with 1.4 billion people as the sample. Welcome to the world's biggest fuel trial, where every Indian motorist is unwillingly, a participant.
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Vehicle buyers pay huge upfront taxes, fees, and cesses. In return, they deserve the basic right to buy the exact fuel their vehicle engines were designed to run on.
If the govt wanted to "experiment" with E20 fuel, they should have done it responsibly by either buying a sample fleet of second-hand cars to test in a controlled settings or invite willing citizens to opt-in using subsidized fuel.
Forcing a mandatory policy onto everyone first and checking if it damages their engines later is outrageous. Treating the entire public as involuntary test subjects is a massive overreach.
Byrnihat’s pollution crisis is real. But using it to declare that India’s ethanol blending programme is a “fraud” is a textbook example of confusing correlation with causation. Sounds like another political propaganda.
Byrnihat is one of the country’s most industrialised belts, with cement plants, coal based industries, distilleries and several other pollution sources. If an ethanol plant is violating emission norms, it should be dealt with firmly. But blaming an entire national policy for the pollution of a multi industry cluster isn’t environmentalism, it’s narrative building.
Ethanol blending was introduced to reduce vehicular emissions and India’s dependence on imported crude, not to suggest that fuel production has zero environmental footprint. The real questions are: Who is violating pollution norms? Why wasn’t it stopped? Hold the polluters accountable. Hold the regulators accountable. But don’t use a local compliance failure to discredit a national policy.
To the public: "E20 fuel is safe and fully tested."
To the Supreme Court: "It’s just an experiment, we’ll know results next year."
The government completely lied about E20 readiness. They rushed this rollout to serve vested interests and corporate logistics, leaving millions of everyday vehicle owners to act as guinea pigs in a forced, destructive trial. Complete betrayal of public trust. #EthanolScam
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5 जुलाई: पहला आंदोलन — हमारी गाड़ी, हमारा अधिकार
देशवासियों, अब समय आ गया है कि हम अपनी मेहनत की कमाई से खरीदी गई गाड़ियों के अधिकार की आवाज़ बुलंद करें।
📍 स्थान: जंतर मंतर, नई दिल्ली
📅 दिनांक: 5 जुलाई
यदि किसी नीति का प्रभाव करोड़ों वाहन मालिकों पर पड़ रहा है, तो लोकतांत्रिक तरीके से अपनी बात रखना हर नागरिक का अधिकार है। आइए, शांतिपूर्ण और लोकतांत्रिक आंदोलन के माध्यम से अपनी मांग रखें और संबंधित नीति पर पुनर्विचार की मांग करें।
हमारी प्रमुख मांगें:
वाहन मालिकों के हितों की रक्षा की जाए।
यदि किसी नीति से आम जनता प्रभावित हो रही है, तो उसकी समीक्षा की जाए।
पर्यावरण संरक्षण और जल संरक्षण के लिए प्रभावी एवं वैज्ञानिक समाधान अपनाए जाएँ।
जनता, विशेषज्ञों और सभी हितधारकों से व्यापक संवाद के बाद ही बड़े निर्णय लिए जाएँ।
यह आंदोलन किसी व्यक्ति के खिलाफ नहीं, बल्कि जनता के अधिकारों और जवाबदेही की मांग के लिए है।
आइए, अपनी आवाज़ बुलंद करें।
अपनी गाड़ी, अपना अधिकार — देशहित में एकजुट हों।
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सर, एक बार कमोड पर बैठ कर सुनते हुए डाल दीजिएगा, तो 2029 तक के लिए रास्ता क्लियर हो जाएगा। कार पर सुनना तो पुरानी बात हो गई है। @narendramodi जी की टीम इसके लिए 5 में से केवल 3 नंबर देती है।
4 या 5 के लिए श्मशान घाट से, नदी में डूबते हुए, दस्त लगे हुए कमोड से या रास्ते में गाड़ी रोक कर, धूप में बाहर खड़े हो कर फ़ोन को 3000 निट्स पर, यह कहते हुए सुनिए कि नेटवर्क यहीं आ रहा था तो हमने सोचा कि धूप तो हर दिन होती है, मोदी जी के मन की बात की छाँव से शीतलता आ जाएगी।
ऐसे चाटुकारिता होनी चाहिए, अभी तो नंबर काट लिए जाएँगे।
आज केंद्रपाड़ा प्रवास के दौरान सामाजिक कार्यक्रम में सम्मिलित होने जाते हुए माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @NarendraModi जी के #MannKiBaat कार्यक्रम को ओडिशा के उच्च शिक्षा मंत्री श्री @suryabanshibjp जी, झारसुगुड़ा विधायक श्री @tankadharbjp जी, छेंडीपदा विधायक श्री अगस्ती बेहरा जी और बालासोर विधायक श्री @manaskumardutta जी के साथ सुना।
कार्यक्रम में माननीय प्रधानमंत्री जी ने योग, पर्यावरण संरक्षण के लिए जनभागीदारी, नालंदा विश्वविद्यालय की ज्ञान परंपरा, महिलाओं द्वारा प्लास्टिक कचरे से इको-ब्रिक्स निर्माण और गणेश उत्सव जैसे महत्वपूर्ण विषयों पर प्रेरक विचार साझा किए। ‘मन की बात’ आज जनभागीदारी का एक सशक्त माध्यम बन चुका है, जो समाज में सकारात्मक बदलाव के लिए नागरिकों को प्रेरित करता है।
ଏକ ସାମାଜିକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେବା ପାଇଁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା ଯିବା ବେଳେ ମୋବାଇଲ୍ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ମାନ୍ୟବର ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ @narendramodi ଜୀଙ୍କ #MannKiBaat କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମକୁ ଶୁଣିଲି ।
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ଯୋଗ, ପରିବେଶ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ ଜନଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ,ନାଳନ୍ଦା ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଠାରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି ମହିଳାମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ଲାଷ୍ଟିକ୍ ବର୍ଜ୍ୟବସ୍ତୁରୁ 'ଇକୋ-ବ୍ରିକ୍ସ' ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତି ଏବଂ ଗଣେଶ ଉତ୍ସବ ଭଳି ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ଦିଗଦର୍ଶନ ଦେଇଥିବାରୁ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ।
'ମନ୍ କି ବାତ୍' କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ଆଜି ଏକ ଜନଆନ୍ଦୋଳନର ରୂପ ନେଇଛି, ଯାହା ସମାଜରେ ସକାରାତ୍ମକ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ଆଣିବା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ନାଗରିକଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରେରିତ କରୁଛି । ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଆମ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମିଳିମିଶି ଦେଶ ଓ ସମାଜର ପ୍ରଗତି ପାଇଁ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିବା ସହ 'ବିକଶିତ ଓଡ଼ିଶା' ଓ 'ବିକଶିତ ଭାରତ' ସଂକଳ୍ପ ପୂରଣ କରିବାକୁ ଏକ ନୂଆ ଶକ୍ତି ଦେଇଛି ।
Some Pro-Govt handles and influencers are speaking against Ethanol blending.
Gadkariji ke against mandate aa gya hai kya?
Also Indian express....
Mass purge coming ....ehhhhh?
Or just routine safety valve venting out the built up pressure.
Why has Odisha's outstanding debt increased from around ₹86,600 crore to an estimated ₹1.56 lakh crore in just a 2 years?
If borrowing has increased so sharply, the people of Odisha deserve answers:
📍Why has the debt increased so rapidly?
📍Where has this borrowed money been spent?
📍Which major projects justify this rise?
📍How will the government ensure this debt does not become a burden on future generations?
Every rupee borrowed is public money. The government must explain the reasons behind this steep increase with complete transparency.
#PublicDebt #Accountability