PIB issued a grand "clarification" to deny the AG called E20 an experiment. Guess they forgot Supreme Court proceedings are recorded now.
First they keep the actual research on engine wear under wraps, now they try to gaslight us on public court records. While the percentage of adulteration in petrol keeps increasing, the ethanol policy transparency remains at 0%.
In short: The govt lied.
@PetroleumMin@PMOIndia@PIB_India
Indian vehicles are not compatible with Ethanol blending.
Gadkari is ruining the middle class of this country.
Someone stop him before it's too late.
#Experiment
This is brilliant! 🔥
Inspired by Nitin Gadkari, dairy farmers in Jaipur have introduced M0, M50 and M100 milk.
M100 milk is best for health and can even be consumed by lactose intolerant people. Because it is pure water! 🤣
I don't know who else to tell this to, so I am going to tell my story here.
Every day is a struggle for a young business, but the last few months have been harder than usual.
We are a small Indian company. For more than ten years we have been building a homegrown brand in a product category dominated by big foreign players.
There are almost no Indian names in this space. We set out to be one.
We started in 2014. Over the years we began making parts in India instead of just importing, and we started selling in the US, Dubai, Nepal, Malaysia and South Africa.
We showed up at global trade fairs to represent an Indian brand on the world stage.
In 2023 we changed the import code we use for our product. We did not do this quietly. Every shipment was declared. Nothing was hidden. We didn't invent our approach.
We followed written professional advice and the way this product is treated in markets around the world.
And now we are facing a government demand running into tens of crores in duty recovery and penalties, plus personal penalties on the founders and even on an employee.
For a company our size, this is not a fine we can pay and move on from. This ends us.
We have not run from any of this. I am not built like that. It is not how I was raised. We have written to the authorities, met officials in person, and we have now filed a writ in the High Court.
All we are asking for is a fair treatment.
I set out to build in India and sell to the world. I am asking only that the system back honest founders trying to compete globally, instead of breaking them.
The process is the process, and it exists for a reason. But process should not feel like punishment.
From where I am standing today, it does.
I am not giving up. I have worked too hard for this. If you have read this far, please share it. If you know someone who can help, point them my way. Help me get the word out.
@narendramodi Debt funds indexation gone, Sgb taxed, STT ltcg n stcg > YoY. Inflation >20% YoY since carona. All u have is b shit nos n sab chhanga si. I hate dat I voted u thrice.
Dearest @nitin_gadkari ji,
As of 2026, 8 out of 10 vehicles on Indian Roads are Not made for E20 Fuel.
Since E0 or E10 is expensive, the 8 vehicles fill E20. It is not because we do not love our engines. We fill because the fuel which is compatible is extremely highly priced. It's not affordable.
As Indians, we also dream of a lesser polluting fuel, and getting independent of Oil. We think Ethanol is the future and our children will benefit. We know that this is the right move.
But our basic ask is:
- How will you take care of the 8 vehicles out of 10?
- If their engines fail, will insurance cover it?
- Even now, most self owned cars are well maintained. Most of them are not E20 compliant. But we will fill it inspite of lower mileage. The cost is very high.
- Can the Government use tax payer money to ensure that the transition is smoother?
- E20 should be priced atleast 20% cheaper than what is being sold. Remove Excise Duty on E20.
- It is good that we are being futuristic. But it should not be at the cost of the present. You need to give a viable option for existing users which is the majority.
We are not Anti Nationals sir. We just want Better Execution.
Hope my audience will amplify so that this post is presented in the Parliament soon 👍🔥
#FI
I cannot reiterate how big of a scam this ethanol based fuel is (Primarily because I don't want a defamation case).
What you're seeing on your screen is not normal. Ethanol and Petrol are supposed to 'blend' because that's what ethanol blending means.
Ethanol may end up choking @narendramodi politically.
Back to back terms have clearly led to arrogance. BJP is now following the same path as Congress.
Most Indian vehicles were never designed for E20, yet the push continues towards E30 and even E100