No import of petrol, diesel will solve “several” concerns: Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Pitching for the faster adoption of alternative fuels for vehicles, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that reducing the import and use of petroleum products will address “several” concerns of India. He said a section of those who have made good profit from the sale of crude oil provide “fund” for terrorism.
The minister said he has kept his promise to the then RSS Sarsanghachalak, K S Sudarshan that he would continue the campaign for reducing import and increase export and he continues to do so. “This is a Swadeshi and nationalist approach. Why should we import? People who have become wealthy by selling diesel and petrol have also financed the terrorists. We are number three in the import of petrol and diesel in the world. If we stop importing these, we will find solutions to many of our problems,” Gadkari said while addressing a business meet organised by International Vaish Federation in Delhi.