Real 6-7% mileage loss, taxes making up half the price, and 2002 BJP bonds plus UPA oil bonds are confirmed. None show deliberate car damage, moisture absorption causing engine failure in normal cars, or a unified scam across parties.

Government sanctions issue of Rs. 9000 crore bonds to Oil Companies against a part of their dues in Oil Pool Account... bonds worth Rs 9,000 crore were issued by the Reserve Bank of India on March 30, 2002 to liquidate 80% of the oil pool deficit, petroleum minister Ram Naik. - archive.pib.gov.in (2002-04-01) When using E20, there is an estimated loss of 6-7% fuel efficiency for 4 wheelers which are originally designed for E0 and calibrated for E10... However, with the modifications in engines (hardware and tuning), the loss in efficiency due to blended fuel can be reduced. - NITI Aayog (2021-06-03) The efficiency drop (if any) in E 10 vehicles has been marginal... The critiques suggesting that E20 causes a “drastic reduction in fuel efficiency are misplaced. - Press Information Bureau (2025-08-12) The first set of oil bonds were issued during the BJP governments regime in 2002... it is also true that this has been happening since 2002. - factchecker.in (2021-06-22) the police, while recording the spot panchnama, noted that Yogita's body was recovered from a white Honda CRV... mysteriously, at a later date... changed the colour and make of the car from a white Honda CRV to a brown Fiat Linea... postmortem report found blood stains on Yogitas underwear, and abrasions on her private parts, face and lips... The police say the wounds were self-inflicted... High court... criticized investigation... rejected closure report. - Rediff (2012-01-23)

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• Modern cars designed for E20 have compatible materials. Moisture absorption and rubber cracks mainly affected very old vehicles with high ethanol blends.
• Petrol taxes fund roads and subsidies. Global crude prices fluctuate and do not directly set pump prices.
• Oil bonds were issued by both BJP in 2002 and Congress-led UPA later. The reel equates them without noting differences in scale and maturity.

• Mridul Madhok regularly posts critical content on government fuel policies, E20 and political scandals.

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