First, they squeezed your wallet with record-breaking petrol prices. Now, the Modi government has signed the death warrant for every vehicle by announcing that only E20 petrol (20% ethanol blend) will be available — no more 0%, 5%, or 10% ethanol petrol.
Translation for the common man?
👉 Lower mileage (your fuel tank now drinks faster than you do on a summer day)
👉 Engine damage (especially for older cars and bikes)
👉 Higher costs (because why stop looting when people are already broke?)
On paper, they’ll sell you the dream: “Green fuel, Atmanirbhar Bharat, eco-friendly future.” In reality, it’s just another way to make your engine cough while your bank account flatlines. Public pays the price, petrol mafia and cronies pocket the profits.
Sure, some argue that metro folks mostly take public transport and newer vehicles can handle E20. But let’s be real — not everyone has the luxury of a shiny new car. Millions of people run on older two-wheelers, small cars, or second-hand vehicles. For them, this “fuel reform” is nothing short of state-sponsored sabotage.
And let’s not forget the bigger script:
Hike petrol till no one can afford it.
Mix ethanol till engines beg for mercy.
Push you toward EVs — conveniently made by their billionaire besties.
Power those EVs with electricity that collapses every summer.
This isn’t governance. This is daylight robbery wrapped in a tricolor ribbon of “Vikas.” The only thing consistently running in this country? Ease of Doing Loot.
But hey, don’t complain. Just clap, pay 18% GST + 50% tax, and chant “Modiji ki Jai.” Because now, even your petrol has to be part of his PR campaign.
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