News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraCongress workers protested at several petrol pumps in Bengaluru on Monday, alleging fuel has more ethanol than the 20 per cent limit. They want the Centre to halt the blending programme.
Led by S Manohar, they demonstrated at Nehru Circle and in Malleswaram. The party cites Karnataka government samples showing 21 to 30 per cent ethanol.
Food minister Rizwan Arshad has asked oil companies to explain the content of 63 samples, while BJP MP Yaduveer Wadiyar dismisses the claims as a way to deflect from price rises.
