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Ethanol row: Vijayendra challenges govt to joint tests, questions testing standards

Bengaluru, Nov 8 (UNI) Karnataka BJP president Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Sunday challenged the Congress government to agree to a joint re-examination of petrol quality and ethanol blending levels, questioning the testing standards adopted by the state government and demanding that its methodology and findings be made public. Seeking to turn the ethanol-blending controversy into a question of transparency and scientific credibility, Vijayendra said oil marketing companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL had questioned the state's testing standards and expressed readiness to conduct fresh tests. He said the companies had informed that tests conducted at around 700 to 800 locations across the…

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POLITICS KTK BJP CHIEF ETHANOL ROW
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08/11/26 10:22
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Bengaluru, India