By 2020, 50 percent of imports should be reduced, which should become 75 percent by 2025. By 2030, India should be energy independent.

I have written to Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, asking him to consider 'staggered office timings' for government offices, which will help in decongesting road traffic during peak hours.

Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this.

Petrol price is a deregulated commodity, price of which is decided by our oil marketing companies based on input cost and other parameters.

If all of us work in accordance with rule of law, if rule of law is implemented, we are all safe, investors are safe, people will be safe.

Fuel conservation is a necessity, and I have to be the first person to set the example.

We need to do more to conserve fuel or face tougher choices such as steep price increase or even quantitative restrictions.