India, Aug. 2 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday demanded that consumers be allowed to choose between pure petrol and E20-blended petrol at fuel stations, while also calling for E20 to be priced lower than pure petrol and petrol prices to be reduced to below Rs.84 per litre.

Addressing AAP's National Town Hall Against E20 at Delhi's Constitution Club, Kejriwal alleged that the Centre was "forcibly imposing" E20-blended fuel on consumers and claimed the policy would adversely affect vehicle owners. According to an AAP press release, the programme drew participation from more than seven lakh people online and offline.

Kejriwal claimed that India imported 1 billion litres of ethanol from the United State...