India, July 7 -- Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday termed reports regarding concerns around E20 fuel as "misrepresentation", saying manufacturers had stated there is "no difficulty" with the switch.

"The automobile manufacturers, as well as the people who service these vehicles, all say there is no difficulty. Why this sudden interest?" Puri said, according to ANI news agency

"It is a misrepresentation and I don't want to use stronger words," he added.

Puri noted that India has been gradually increasing ethanol blending, adding that car manufacturers had made statements asserting their "comfort" with the fuel and consumers had "appreciated" the product.

"We have been using E15 for the last three...