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Chronology Samjiye : SUGAR DADDY ka BETA BADHAO YOJNA! 1๏ธโƒฃ The Export Powerhouse: India was one of the world's top sugar exporters, earning crucial foreign reserves for the nation. 2๏ธโƒฃ The Ethanol Pivot: Massive amounts of sugarcane are diverted away from food markets to ethanol distilleries & a booming sector where political insiders and elite family businesses, including those tied to Nitin Gadkariโ€™s sons, hold key interests. 3๏ธโƒฃ The Shortage & Ban: This heavy diversion creates an artificial domestic sugar deficit. India abruptly bans sugar exports, shattering its global trade advantage. 4๏ธโƒฃ The Record Price Spike: Domestic sugar prices surge to record highs. A country that once supplied the world with sugar is now forced to IMPORT it. 5๏ธโƒฃ The Farmer Betrayal: Despite skyrocketing retail prices, ethanol distilleries and sugar mills procure sugarcane at old, government-fixed rates. The common citizen pays more, but the hardworking farmer gains absolutely nothing. This isn't an accidental policy flaw it is the BETA BADHAO YOJNA: a systematic transfer of public wealth into hands of politicians & their families while farmers and consumers pay the bill. Expose the policy & let's Demand accountability ! TEAM BHARAT will hold a ๐Ÿ“ Janta Darbaar | Jantar Mantar ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 22 August | 11 AM onwards & on ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 23 August | 11 AM onwards Dharna Pradarshan & Bhookh Hartal. The demands are simple : *E10 Petrol must be available for E10 compliant vehicles * Reduce the rate of E0 petrol * all documents wrt E20 in public domain * Shri Nitin Gadkari ji sir must go. #MeriGaadiMeraAdhikaar #EthanolScam BETA BADHAO YOJNA SUGAR DADDY

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THE BETA BADHAO YOJNA SCAM! When TEAM BHARAT exposes Shri Nitin Gadkari ji sirโ€™s absolute conflict of interest on the ethanol policy we put data ; so here are the cold, undeniable numbers: ๐ŸŒพ Government procured rice at โ‚น3,889.46 per quintal. ๐Ÿญ Then quietly handed over 6.35 million tonnes to private ethanol distilleries at โ‚น2,250โ€“โ‚น2,320 per quintal : a deliberate 40% damn discount. ๐Ÿ“‰ Total taxpayer loss: โ‚น10,101.29 CRORE. (Procurement cost: โ‚น24,698.07 Cr vs sale revenue: โ‚น14,596.78 Cr) Now ask yourself the questions that refuse to die: * If there was truly excess rice, why was it not exported to build Indiaโ€™s foreign exchange reserves? * Why was it not released into the open market so food prices could fall and food inflation could ease for the common citizen? * Why are โ€œWe The Peopleโ€ forced to subsidise private ethanol distilleries : only to then pay higher fuel prices at the pump every single day? The conflict is crystal clear: Shri Nitin Gadkari ji sirโ€™s ministry has a decisive say in Indiaโ€™s ethanol policy. This is an absolutely shameless systematic transfer of public money into private hands while the ordinary Indian pays twice once through taxes to procure rice and again at the fuel station for the Ethanol blended Petrol!! TEAM BHARAT will not let this go unanswered!! Watch out our next step!! (We now have evidence) #EthanolScam BETA BADHAO YOJNA SUGAR DADDY Bharat Bachao Aandolan Dinesh Nidhhi Sharma Ishaan Bharadwaj Nachiket Deshpande gauri joshi Vishal Singh Jain

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On Behalf of TEAM BHARAT, I make a promise: ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ.๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐„๐‡๐’๐„๐„๐ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐๐€๐–๐€๐‹๐‹๐€ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ! ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž! The Ethanol 2.0 protests against forced #Ethanol20 blending will be fought at the 3Sโ€‹: โœŠ Sadak ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Sansad โš–๏ธ Supreme Court TEAM BHARAT won't just confront the government but will bring real world solutions: *Make E10 Petrol available for E10 compliant vehicles *Reduce the price of E20 petrol by 20% *Make E0 (pure petrol) currently retailing between โ‚น165-โ‚น170 cheaper & available everywhere *Put all documents wrt the E20 policy in public domain. *Find a solution for pre 2023 vehicles that are not E20-compliant and have suffered mileage drops & other issues *End the conflict of interest wrt Nitin Gadkari ji sir and other Netas Our stage will not allow "failed wanna be actors" to revive their careers or "chichoras" to insult Bhagwan Shri Ram. Nor will our stage be used for hate againt Islam, Hindus, Bramhins, Dalits & OBCs or our fellow LGBTQ+ or any other citizens. I will be right there on the frontlines standing beside you. โ€‹Join the movement. Jai Hind! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ BETA BADHAO YOJNA SUGAR DADDY #ETHANOLSCAM Dinesh Nidhhi Sharma Rattan Dhillon Ishaan Bharadwaj Nachiket Deshpande Vishal Singh Jain Shanky Ram Bharat Bachao Aandolan

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๐€๐ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐๐†๐„ : to respected Shri Nitin Gadkari ji & Shri Hardeep Singh Puri ji. โ€‹Respected sirs, both of you continuously dismiss the citizens of India, claiming that "not a single vehicle" is facing issues due to E20 blended petrol. โ€‹๐–๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ฅ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ! โ€‹We have 5 to 10 completely NON-POLITICAL, ordinary citizens whose vehicles have suffered severe, verified damage due to E20 petrol. โ€‹๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ: โ€‹Give us an open appointment on Friday. We will bring these real victims directly to you to show you the ground reality. โ€‹ No-behind-closed-doors meetings! Every single second of this interaction will happen transparently on social media & Main stream media in front of the citizens of India and the mainstream press. Let the People of INDIA see who is speaking the truth. ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š & ๐…๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž: In case Respected shri Nitin Gadkari ji & Shri Hardeep Puri ji duck this challenge & don't respond to us today, I will address the MEDIA & inform them of the next very intensive steps protests Team Bharat will undertake. ๐“๐„๐‡๐’๐„๐„๐ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐๐€๐–๐€๐‹๐‹๐€, ๐“๐„๐€๐Œ ๐๐‡๐€๐‘๐€๐“, ๐‰๐€๐ˆ ๐‡๐ˆ๐๐ƒ ๐‰๐€๐ˆ ๐๐‡๐€๐‘๐€๐“ ! Dinesh Rattan Dhillon Ishaan Bharadwaj Nachiket Deshpande Nidhhi Sharma Vishal Singh Jain Sunderdeep - Volklub

Tehseen Poonawalla Official ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

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JAI HIND, JAI BHARAT! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ โ€‹I Tehseen Poonawalla, on behalf of Team Bharat, am announcing a massive, uncompromising citizen's protest against the hasty implementation of the E20 (Ethanol 20%) Blending Policy. โ€‹First of all, my deepest gratitude to every single citizen who supported us during the first phase of this protest. Your trust ensures that I am indebted to you for life. But the battle has just begun! โ€‹Here are our 5 Non-Negotiable Demands regarding the E20 Policy: 1๏ธโƒฃ Protect Older Vehicles: E10 petrol must be provided exclusively for cars manufactured before 2023 that are only E10 compatible. 2๏ธโƒฃ Fair Pricing: Cut the price of E20 petrol by a straight 20%. Why should consumers pay full price for blended fuel? 3๏ธโƒฃ Universal Availability of E0: Pure petrol (E0) must be available at every single petrol pump. Currently, it costs a exorbitant โ‚น165โ€“โ‚น170/litre. This must be slashed and made affordable! Remember, countries like Nepal (โ‚น123/L), Bhutan (โ‚น97/L), and Bangladesh (~โ‚น112/L) buy petrol from India, yet they sell pure, ethanol-free petrol to their citizens far cheaper than we do! 4๏ธโƒฃ Total Transparency: Publicize every single document, study, and agreement related to the Ethanol 20 blending policy immediately. 5๏ธโƒฃ Compensation for Damage: Provide concrete solutions and compensation for vehicle owners facing massive engine issues and technical damage due to forced E20 fuel in pre-2023 cars. โ€‹This fight will be fought ruthlessly across 3 Pillars: SADAK, SANSAD, aur SUPREME COURT! โœŠ โ€‹BUT LET ME MAKE THE RULES OF THIS PLATFORM ABSOLUTELY CLEAR: โ€‹โŒ NO Politicians: No political leader from any party will be given a stage or space here. โ€‹โŒ NO Chichoras, Flop Comedians, or Third grade wanna be actors: No 'panoutis' (jinxes) or opportunists will be allowed to revive their careers on our platform. โ€‹โŒ NO Anti-Religious Abuse: Anyone who abuses Maryada Purushottam Bhagwan Ram or uses this stage for irrelevant agendas will be thrown out. โ€‹โŒ NO Communal Hate: This stage will never be used to abuse Muslims or Hindus, nor will we tolerate divisive communal slogans. โ€‹๐ŸŽฏ This is a platform for EVERY INDIAN: Whether Brahmin or Dalit, man or woman, or third gender ! If you are a citizen harmed by Ethanol, this is your voice! โ€‹NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ACCUSATIONS & THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST: โ€‹Shri Nitin Gadkari ji is running a "Beta Bachao Yojana"! His family is deeply entrenched in companies like CIAN Agro Industries and MANAS. This is a blatant, textbook case of Conflict of Interest where the Minister formulating the Ethanol policy has family businesses directly benefiting from it! Threaten me all you want, Gadkari ji unlike other political leaders, Tehseen Poonawalla does NOT fear your threats and I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE. I stand firmly by my words! โ€‹And as for Dharmendra Pradhan ji he is undisputedly the Worst Education Minister in Indian History. He is a pure 'Nepo Kid' who only holds a cabinet position because his late father was a Union Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji's cabinet. Look at his brilliant 'ideas' to stop paper leaks: using the Air Force to distribute exam papers and banning Telegram! Does Dharmendra Pradhan ji not realize that paper leaks easily happen over WhatsApp and Signal too? He has completely ruined the education system and HE MUST GO! โ€‹While we demand that Nitin Gadkari, Hardeep Puri, and Dharmendra Pradhan must resign and go, let it be clear: our ultimate focus remains fixed on fixing the disastrous E20 policy. โ€‹Join the movement. Our Vehicles. Our Livelihoods. Our Voice. โ€‹Jai Hind. Jai Bharat. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ โ€‹#E20Protest #SadakSansadSupremeCourt #TeamBharat #NitinGadkari #DharmendraPradhan #EthanolScam #ConsumersFirst BETA BADHAO YOJNA SUGAR DADDY Dinesh Rattan Dhillon Nidhhi Sharma Vishal Singh Jain Ishaan Bharadwaj Shanky Ram Nachiket Deshpande

Tehseen Poonawalla Official ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

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The BJP released a 2013 gazetted notification from the UPA era to shift blame for the current anger surrounding mandatory E20 fuel. The Government thinks we are fools : so let's cut through the diversion and look at the real facts: โ€‹1๏ธโƒฃ The Truth: The policy was originally envisioned by Late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji. The UPA then moved further on it, conducted trial runs & notified the policy in 2013. 2๏ธโƒฃ The Real Protest: Nobody is opposing cleaner fuel like E5 or E10. What we oppose is MANDATORY E20 fuel when 80% to 90% of vehicles on Indian roads today are physically not E20 compliant. 3๏ธโƒฃ The Rushed Timeline: Even the NITI Aayog report recommended a gradual target of 2030. Why did the current government aggressively prepone this rollout without protecting existing vehicle owners from engine damage and mileage drops? โ€‹ But here is the ultimate double standard: If the BJP wants to blame the UPA for "laying the foundation" of this policy to escape public anger, will they also give Congress credit for laying the foundations of all the successful systems and infrastructures we enjoy today? Or is credit only acknowledged when itโ€™s convenient to hide a failure? โ€‹If the UPA's framework was so bad, why did the BJP continue it for 12 years instead of scrapping it? โ€‹So BJP needs to stop running back to the UPA era & end this nonsensical mandatory Ethanol 20 blending policy & give us We The People a choice of what fuel to choose ! Join TEAM BHARAT against the #EthanolScam ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ก๐ข โ€ข ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ! #Ethanolscam BETA BADHAO YOJNA ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž. ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ! เคนเคฎเคพเคฐเฅ€ เค—เคพเคกเคผเฅ€, เคนเคฎเคพเคฐเคพ เค…เคงเคฟเค•เคพเคฐ!

Tehseen Poonawalla Official ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

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๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž #๐„๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ. : If INDIA truly wants to cut fuel import bills by Rs 3 lakh crores, all we have to do is build decent roads, proper infrastructure & remove encroachments. But contractors pay netas their cut money & encroachers who cause traffic jams are vote banks of netas. We are told ethanol is โ€œgood for the environmentโ€ but to produce 1 litre of ethanol it takes 2500-3500 litres of water at sugar mills or above 10,000 litres per litre at rice mills! This when the country is facing water shortage. How is this good for anyone except the netas? Most ethanol distilleries are owned by netas, for example Nitin Gadkari jiโ€™s son! And please tell me how is Gadkari ji announcing ethanol policy when he is neither the Petroleum Minister, nor Agriculture Minister, nor Industry Minister? We the people pay full price for our vehicles + road tax + insurance + tolls + GST on sparesโ€ฆ and in return we get pathetic roads, terrible infrastructure & now forced ethanol-blended fuel that kills mileage & damages engines. Meanwhile netas with direct conflict of interest are minting crores & crores and the poor hardworking honest INDIAN suffers as most Indian vehicles arenโ€™t even E20 compatible yet Nitin Gadkari ji is forcing these ethanol norms on us as if we are lab rats! #EthanolScam. #EthanolScam #GadkariEthanol #MiddleClassLoot

Tehseen Poonawalla Official ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

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โ€œIn a recent interview, Shri Nitin Gadkari ji said that if you want petrol without ethanol, itโ€™s available you can fill โ‚น168-per-litre premium petrol. Today, I got my tank filled with that fuel. The bill? โ‚น7,800 for one tank. On a regular basis, I use E20, which costs me around โ‚น4,500โ€“โ‚น4,800 for a full tank. Even that is a significant expense. I drive nearly 2,000 kilometres every month, and fuel is already one of my biggest monthly costs. Now imagine asking an average middle-class family to spend nearly โ‚น8,000 every time they fill their tank. Is that really a choice? A choice exists only when the alternatives are reasonably accessible. If one option is priced so high that most people simply cannot afford it, then for the vast majority of citizens, there is effectively no choice at all. This isnโ€™t about opposing ethanol. Itโ€™s about asking a simple question: Should affordability determine whether a citizen has access to conventional petrol? Many middle-class families are already managing rising household expenses, education costs, healthcare bills, and EMIs. Expecting them to absorb such a steep increase in fuel costs feels disconnected from the financial reality millions of Indians face. As citizens, we deserve policies that balance national objectives with consumer rights, affordability, and genuine freedom of choice. That is the conversation we should be having.โ€ Bharat Bachao Aandolan Tehseen Poonawalla Official ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Dinesh Rattan Dhillon Nachiket Deshpande Ishaan Bharadwaj

Nidhhi Sharma

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#WATCH | Delhi: On ethanol, Vikram Gulati, Country Head and Executive Vice President (Corporate Affairs and Governance) of Toyota Kirloskar Motor, says, "...I think there is a lot of misunderstanding about the fuel. For example, if you look at it from the automotive sector, there is a lot of myth that if you use E20 blended fuel, vehicles will get damaged. It's a myth. It doesn't happen this way. There's a lot of myth about the amount of mileage loss or the fuel efficiency loss. Yes, there is some fuel efficiency loss, no doubt. But it is not so big as it is being made out to be...E85 and E100, that is, 85% ethanol and 100 % ethanol, are not meant for regular cars. It is meant for a different type of technology, which is called a flex fuel vehicle. This vehicle can take any mix of ethanol. So people need not worry. E20 is the standard fuel that will be available, and it is compatible with old vehicles and new vehicles. All vehicles sold after 1st of April 2023 are fully materially compliant with E20. And people need to be reassured that in 2021, before we went into E20, there was a very detailed scientific study done by the leading automobile testing agency in the country, which is ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India). It clearly established that the possible damage to cars and two wheelers which are old is not there. It's very insignificant. And it also established that the fuel efficiency loss is to the extent of 2 to 4 per cent, not significant." On ethanol, he says, "As per the latest statistics from the government, the program so far has helped save 1.9 trillion rupees. Out of that, 1,60,000 crores has gone to farmers. So in the case of India, it's not only helped us to in some way mitigate the energy crisis, but it's also helped us to help the farmers...The reason why not just India, but many other countries are doing it is for energy security, for the agrarian economy, as well as for fighting climate change and environmental purposes."

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THE E20 DEBATE: FACTS VS HYPOCRISY. HERE'S AN UNDENIABLE FACT: The E20 programme did not begin under the Modi government. Ethanol blending was approved years earlier, during the UPA. The difference is in execution. Blending remained stuck at roughly 1โ€“1.5% for years before accelerating significantly under the NDA. So, let's first get the politics out of the way. If ethanol blending was acceptable in principle then, why is it suddenly portrayed as anti-people now? Now, let's look at the arguments being presented by critics: CRITICS ARGUMENT 1: E20 FUEL IS BEING PUSHED BY NDA TO KEEP SUGAR CANE FARMERS HAPPY. There's no doubt Ethanol is creating an additional income stream for sugarcane farmers. But governments have always handed out subsidies or incentives to farmers. + MSP exists for 23 crops. Sugar cane farmers get SAP or State Advised Price. + Fertiliser subsidies. + Cheap or free electricity. + Irrigation subsidies. + Procurement policies. If these benefits to farmers are accepted as legitimate public policy, why is E20 policy being targeted in isolation for market distortion? CRITICS ARGUMENT 2: ETHANOL PRODUCTION IS WATER CONSUMING. Yes, sugarcane consumes a great deal of water. But so do + Paddy cultivators. Just look at the tumbling water tables in Punjab, Haryana. + AI and data centers. + Semiconductor manufacturing. + Steel and cement production. The question is not whether something uses water, but whether the benefits justify the costs. Again why are critics holding E20 alone to a test that they don't set for others? CRITICS ARGUMENT 3: THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT MAKE E20 MANDATORY. LEAVE IT TO CHOICE. We're in a democracy and choice matters. But governments routinely make decisions that we, the people have no choice but to accept. + Taxation rates + Emission norms. + Fuel quality standards. + Safety regulations. + Identity Proof. These are often choices imposed to achieve broader national goals. Shouldn't E20 should be judged in the same way? Here's how E20 usage serves NATIONAL INTEREST: + India imports 85โ€“90% of its crude oil. E20 seeks to address that by replacing up to 20% of petrol volume with domestically produced ethanol, helping diversify the fuel mix and reducing import costs. + With E20 NDA estimates saving Rs 1 lakh crore in foreign-exchange. CRITICS ARGUMENT 4: COST OF CAR ENGINE WEAR AND TEAR, MILEAGE INEFFICIENCY OUTWEIGHS BENEFITS. It is true that Ethanol has about 34% less energy per litre than petrol. But because E20 contains only 20% ethanol, the overall energy content of the fuel falls by roughly 4%โ€“7%. So at 5% a car that gives 20 km/L on pure petrol will give 19km/L. But usage also improves air quality. Which increases longevity in humans and lowers healthcare costs over time. That is s fair trade-off. CONCLUSION: Every policy is a trade off. E20 isn't perfect. But if agricultural subsidies, procurement, irrigation policy and fuel regulations are accepted as legitimate public policy, then judge ethanol using the same yardstick.

Rahul Shivshankar

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India's mobility revolution has entered a new chapter. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Today, along with Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji, we witnessed the launch of Hero MotoCorp's Splendor+ and HF Deluxe Flex Fuel motorcycles, capable of running on ethanol blends from E20 to E85. This is far more than the launch of a new vehicle. It is the convergence of India's energy security mission, our commitment to clean mobility, and our resolve to build an #AatmaNirbharBharat. Over 300 million two-wheelers ply on Indian roads today. Imagine the impact when even a fraction of them begin running on fuel produced from Indian farms rather than imported crude oil. A decade ago, ethanol blending in India stood at just 1.5%. Today, India has achieved 20% ethanol blending, one of the fastest energy transitions anywhere in the world. The benefits are immense. โœ… Reduced dependence on imported oil โœ… Lower foreign exchange outgo โœ… Cleaner transportation โœ… Additional income opportunities for our farmers Every litre of ethanol blended into fuel reduces India's import burden and strengthens our energy independence. Our farmers are no longer only Annadatas. They are increasingly becoming Urjadatas, contributing directly to India's energy future. The scale of this opportunity is extraordinary. Even if flex-fuel vehicles account for just 1% of annual petrol vehicle sales, they can generate demand for nearly 4 crore litres of ethanol every year, resulting in payments of around โ‚น266 crore to distilleries, savings of approximately โ‚น195 crore in foreign exchange, and direct economic benefits of nearly โ‚น160 crore flowing to our farmers. Having witnessed Brazil's successful flex-fuel journey firsthand, I have seen how transformative this technology can be for an entire nation. Today, India begins writing its own success story. A future where Indian vehicles are powered by Indian innovation, Indian farmers, and Indian energy. The road ahead is cleaner. The road ahead is greener. The road ahead is more self-reliant. And that journey has begun.

Hardeep Singh Puri

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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: 1๏ธโƒฃ Sir, if you defeat me in this debate, I will PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE to you on all forums. 2๏ธโƒฃ I will permanently TAKE DOWN.all my anti-E20 posts. 3๏ธโƒฃ 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.

Tehseen Poonawalla Official ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

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Tehseen Poonawalla is absolutely right & must be supported by everyone univocally on this issue. If you donโ€™t support him, you risk your valuable vehicles which are at risk now. The forced E20 ethanol blending policy has become a textbook case of conflict of interest, lack of transparency, and disregard for the common citizen. How people of India are being treated as Guinea pigs for trials and how their only precious asset a 2,3 or 4 wheeler is risked is appalling, brazen and shames less and that to benefit Mr Gadkariโ€™s son ๐Ÿ˜ก While Union Minister Nitin Gadkari aggressively pushes mandatory E20 โ€” claiming it helps farmers and cuts imports โ€” his own sons reportedly have direct business interests in ethanol distilleries that have seen massive revenue surges. Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri defends it by comparing our daily drivers to racing cars and downplays mileage drops, engine wear, and the complete absence of consumer choice. This is unacceptable. Citizens have every right to choose between E20 and regular petrol. Old cars, new cars, bikes โ€” all are being forced into an untested rollout without proper public disclosure of ARAI reports or impact studies. When policy benefits connected businesses while harming vehicle owners and wallets, accountability must follow. Letโ€™s take a note of the fact that ICICI Lombard has refused to settle claims for issues related to vehicle damages in this context. Tehseenโ€™s demand is fully justified โ€” Nitin Gadkari and Hardeep Singh Puri must be sacked, without further delay. The people of India deserve transparency, choice, and ministers who put the nation before family business interests. Tehseen Poonawalla Official ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ #EthanolScam #E20Petrol #SackGadkari #ConsumerRights #MyCarMyChoice

Pragnya Gupta

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The success of Indiaโ€™s energy diplomacy under the leadership of PM Sh Narendra Modi Ji bears positive results even as the world is faced with serious geopolitical crises. Our energy imports continue uninterrupted even as supply chains choke. We are able to ensure easy availability of fuel for our citizens even as countries worldwide struggle to make energy ends meet. We are able to do this because India has diversified its import basket to 41 sources from the basket of 27 that existed in 2014. India not only secured its energy needs, but emerged stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for the future. While many countries struggled with shortages and soaring prices, India protected its citizens because we planned ahead, diversified supply chains, strengthened strategic reserves, expanded sourcing options, and took difficult decisions when required. PM Modi Jiโ€™s vision has never been limited to managing crises. His vision is to use every crisis as an opportunity to build the future. Indiaโ€™s ethanol blending programme has grown from approximately 1.5% to the threshold of a 20% blending economy. Flex-fuel technology is creating new opportunities for consumers and farmers. E85-compatible vehicles will provide more fuel choices, lower operating costs, and reduce dependence on imported crude. At the same time, India is positioning itself at the forefront of the global clean-energy transition. Through the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the country is laying the foundation for a new energy ecosystem that can power industries, create jobs, attract investment, and strengthen energy independence.

Hardeep Singh Puri

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With Nowhere Else to Turn, Niger Begs Nigeria for Fuel Amid Severe Shortages By: Zagazola Makama For nearly two weeks, Niger Republic has been crippled by a severe fuel crisis, bringing vehicular movement and economic activity to a grinding halt. Long queues stretched across cities, with desperate motorists and businesses struggling to obtain a few liters of petrol. The situation was so dire that the military junta, which once prided itself on rejecting external influence, had no choice but to swallow its pride and turn to Nigeria for help. Despite months of hostile rhetoric and diplomatic friction, Nigerโ€™s rulers quietly dispatched their Minister of Petroleum and Renewable Energy, along with top officials from the Niger Petroleum Company (SONIDEP), to beg Abuja for urgent fuel supplies. Nigeria, ever the regional big brother, obliged, approving the immediate delivery of 300 fuel trucks across the border to Niamey. Nigerโ€™s fuel crisis didnโ€™t happen overnight. It was the direct consequence of a disastrous confrontation between the ruling junta and Chinese oil companies, which have long dominated Nigerโ€™s petroleum sector. The trouble began in March 2024, when China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) granted the Nigerien government a $400 million advance, using future crude oil deliveries as collateral. This deal was meant to help Niger cope with the crippling economic sanctions imposed by ECOWAS following the July 2023 coup. However, when it came time to repay the debt, the junta found itself strapped for cash. Rather than negotiating, the military rulers decided to strong-arm China. In a move that stunned industry insiders, they slapped an $80 billion tax demand on SORAZ (Zinder Refinery Company) despite the state-owned Sonidep already owing SORAZ a staggering $250 billion. When China refused to provide additional loans, the junta retaliated by expelling Chinese oil executives from the country and seizing SORAZโ€™s bank accounts. A Self-Inflicted Crisis This reckless decision backfired almost immediately. Nigerโ€™s entire petroleum sector which is heavily reliant on Chinese expertise and investment began to collapse. The SORAZ refinery, the lifeline of Nigerโ€™s fuel supply, ground to a halt, and fuel shortages spread like wildfire. This crisis could not have come at a worse time. The Niger-Benin oil pipeline, a project designed to boost Nigerโ€™s crude exports to 100,000 barrels per day by 2025, was also at risk. With Chinese engineers gone and no viable alternative in place, the juntaโ€™s decision plunged the country into economic uncertainty. Turning to Nigeria for Help For weeks, the military leadership refused to acknowledge the crisis publicly. State-controlled media was ordered to stay silent about the fuel shortage and the growing unrest among Nigeriens, who were forced to buy petrol at sky-high black-market prices. But as the situation worsened, the junta had no choice but to seek external help even if it meant approaching Nigeria, the very country they had repeatedly criticized since the coup. Without any public announcement, Niger quietly sent a delegation to Abuja, appealing for an emergency fuel supply. The irony was lost on no one this was the same junta that had openly defied ECOWAS sanctions, severed ties with France and the West, and aligned itself with Russia. Yet when faced with economic collapse, it was Nigeria that they turned to for salvation. Nigeria Plays the Good Neighbor Again Despite months of insults, false accusations, name calling, diplomatic snubs, and hostility, Nigeria once again stepped in to help. It was gathered that the Nigerian Government approved the release of 300 fuel trucks, which immediately began crossing into Niger to ease the crisis.

Zagazola

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