Suresh Gopi says Karnataka, Kerala free to test petrol for ethanol content, warns against politicising issue

Thrissur: Union MoS Suresh Gopi on Sunday said the Karnataka and Kerala governments were free to test petrol samples to ascertain their ethanol content but cautioned against politicising the issue.

His remarks came after the Karnataka government claimed that tests conducted by it had detected higher ethanol content in petrol supplied at fuel stations.

The Kerala government also decided on Saturday to conduct similar tests.


Responding to reporters, the Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas said both governments were free to conduct the tests, asserting that the Centre had scientific backing for its ethanol-blending policy.