New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday escalated political friction surrounding the central government's accelerated implementation of the E20 fuel program, petrol blended with 20% ethanol.

In a video message released on X, Gandhi targeted the policy by twisting the popular Hindi idiom "daal mein kuch kaala hai" (implying something is suspicious) to argue that the entire system surrounding the fuel shift is rotten and corrupt.

He further addressed why the opposition has not tackled every alleged wrongdoing simultaneously. He explained that political campaigns must prioritise issues in a specific order, "sequencing", because the volume of governance issues and corruption cases is overwhelming.

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