Nitin Gadkari said India can save precious foreign exchange by reducing imports of fossil fuels. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the rage over blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol fuel was a "paid campaign". The remark came a day after the government notified. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari dismissed opposition to E20 ethanol-blended fuel as a "paid campaign," following new rules for flex-fuel vehicles.