Arvind Kejriwal has taken to the social media platform X to accuse the Modi government of turning the entire country into an experiment lab, pointing to the rollout of E20 petrol as his latest example of this.
Stalled vehicles, damaged parts, falling mileage
Posting from his handle @ArvindKejriwal, Kejriwal wrote that E20 petrol, made by blending ethanol into petrol, is being forced on people without their consent. He said the ethanol blend is causing people's vehicles to stop working altogether, that vehicle parts are getting damaged because of it, and that mileage is falling as a direct consequence. In his words, this combination of stalled vehicles, damaged parts and dropping mileage has left people extremely angry.
Kejriwal to write to the Prime Minister
In the same post, Kejriwal announced that he is going to write a letter to the Prime Minister specifically on this subject. He did not spell out the exact contents of the letter in his post, but the announcement itself makes clear that he intends to formally raise the complaints over E20 petrol directly with the Prime Minister, rather than confining the issue to a social media post.
A wave of replies from the public
The post drew a large number of replies. Several users echoed the same complaints Kejriwal had raised, saying their own vehicles had been damaged, that mileage had dropped noticeably after switching to E20 petrol, and that their maintenance expenses had risen as a result. A number of replies urged Kejriwal to use strong, direct language in his letter to the Prime Minister rather than a mild one, reflecting the level of frustration among users. Some also asked pointedly who would compensate them for the losses their vehicles had suffered because of the ethanol blended fuel. A few replies had nothing to do with the E20 petrol issue at all, and a handful were critical or mocking of Kejriwal himself rather than addressing the substance of his post.
Public reaction
Taken together, the reaction on the thread leaned heavily in favour of Kejriwal's complaint, with many people backing his stand on E20 petrol while venting their own frustration over vehicle damage, reduced mileage and rising repair costs, alongside demands for a strongly worded letter to the Prime Minister and a smaller share of replies that were either unrelated to the issue or aimed criticism at Kejriwal instead of the policy itself.
