New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari had made a name for being one of the most efficient and honest BJP ministers in Narendra Modi’s cabinet.

However, the reputation of the Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways has taken a beating in recent months over the ethanol blending policy that he has been advocating strongly. The Congress has repeatedly alleged that Gadkari’s two sons have been benefiting financially from the ethanol policy. ADVERTISEMENT

On Thursday, Gadkari rubbished allegations of conflict of interest, saying that “less than 0.5 per cent” ethanol is manufactured in his sons’ companies.

“In our country, the government buys 1,400 crore tonne ethanol. We had a sugar factory which is run by my sons before ethanol came and alcohol was produced in it. In the total supply, less than 0.5

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