Bengaluru, July 1 -- Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday criticised the Centre over the Ethanol Blended Petrol (E20), alleging that the Union government had made "3.6 crore Indians part of an experiment" by rolling out ethanol-blended fuel without adequate evidence, public consultation or consensus.

Citing the Centre's submissions before the Supreme Court, Kharge claimed the government had admitted that the impact of ethanol blending was still being assessed, while accusing it of implementing the policy without adequate public consultation or consensus.

In a post on X, Karnataka Home Minister wrote, "A few days back, Shri Nitin Gadkari openly challenged saying, "Show me one vehicle anywhere in the world which had problem...