New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday dismissed speculative reports regarding a potential levy on cooking gas, clarifying that no such move is under consideration by the government.

Speaking at the 7th CII International Energy Conference, Puri challenged media reliance on unverified claims, stating, "Someone writes and rumours are spread and then you ask me to respond. It's not fair. It's not fair. If you have something concrete, let me know. But I'm not aware of any such proposal."

Earlier, addressing concerns over ethanol-blended petrol, the minister highlighted that India's fuel distribution network remained stable through recent market shocks.

He said India's fuel retail netw...