Gadkari Alleges Political Conspiracy Over E20 Controversy

Nitin Gadkari denied conflict of interest in the ethanol policy, telling India Today his family's sugar business predates it and his stake is just 0.07%. He challenged critics to produce evidence of any petrol vehicle damaged by E20, blaming water contamination in one case. He called the controversy a political conspiracy to malign him, noting ethanol is used globally.