New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned the Centre over alleged excess ethanol content in petrol sold across Karnataka, asking when action would be taken against oil companies supplying fuel beyond the prescribed 20 per cent limit.

In a post on X, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that laboratory tests of petrol samples collected by the Karnataka government from seven districts showed ethanol content exceeding the prescribed limit in several samples.

"E20 turns into '420' (a scam) - Petrol theft from the public's vehicles! The Modi government claims that petrol contains 20% ethanol. The Karnataka government collected petrol samples from 7 districts and had them tested at an accredite...