Hardeep Puri Dismisses E20 Backlash as Deliberate Fearmongering
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Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri has strongly rejected the backlash against India's E20 ethanol-blended fuel program, calling it deliberate fearmongering. Speaking to NDTV, he drew parallels between the current controversy and what he described as a manufactured panic over LPG prices last year. Puri defended India's biofuel policy, stating it has saved the country Rs 1.9 lakh crore in foreign exchange expenditure. He also highlighted the program's role in reducing India's dependence on fuel imports amid ongoing volatility linked to the Strait of Hormuz.
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