Veerappa Moily Quotes
Petrol price is a deregulated commodity, price of which is decided by our oil marketing companies based on input cost and other parameters.
The consumption of petroleum should be conserved. We need to adopt some austerity measures. The people should cooperate with us.
We need to do more to conserve fuel or face tougher choices such as steep price increase or even quantitative restrictions.
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.
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.
Fuel conservation is a necessity, and I have to be the first person to set the example.
Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
By 2020, 50 percent of imports should be reduced, which should become 75 percent by 2025. By 2030, India should be energy independent.
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.
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.
I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.
We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.