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.

It's a voluntary act. I cannot punish anyone not taking the public transport, but I want everyone, from the highest ranking officers to the lowest, to take public transport every Wednesday.

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.

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

I am not playing for any lobby. I am playing for national lobby. I will ignore lobby. Anybody has useful suggestion, they can give it to me. The history will speak about it.

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

India has large proven reserves of gas that remain unexploited.