'Gadkari Scared Of...': Tehseen Poonawalla Claims House Arrest By Delhi Police Ahead Of Protest Over E20 Policy

Published 1 August 2026 · local

'Gadkari Scared Of...': Tehseen Poonawalla Claims House Arrest By Delhi Police Ahead Of Protest Over E20 Policy Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 13:03

'Gadkari Scared Of...': Tehseen Poonawalla Claims House Arrest By Delhi Police Ahead Of Protest Over E20 Policy Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 13:03 IST Activist Tehseen Poonawalla has claimed that he is under house arrest by Delhi Police ahead of his protest and hunger strike against the Centre's E20 petrol policy Activist Tehseen Poonawalla has claimed that he is under house arrest by Delhi Police Activist Tehseen Poonawalla has claimed that he is under house arrest by Delhi Police ahead of his protest and hunger strike against the Centre’s E20 petrol policy. He also targeted Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari over the ethanol-blended fuel policy. In posts on ‘X’, Poonawalla put out several videos of Delhi Police personnel stationed outside his residence at Greater Kailash 1 in New Delhi.

“I am being arrested at GK1. No crime against me, no papers, no documents … nothing!" I am being arrested at GK1.No crime agaisnt me no papers, no documents..nothing! #EthanolScam@DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/Gw59sIFNWu— Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp) August 1, 2026 In a separate post, he wrote: “An entire battalion of Delhi Police, including women officers, has put me under house arrest! Nitin Gadkari is scared of ethanol". An entire battalion of @DelhiPolice cops including women officers have put me under house arrest!!Nitin Gadkari ji sir is scared of #Ethanol. #EthanolScamBETA BADHAO YOJNASUGAR DADDY pic.twitter.com/THLToM1HyE — Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp) August 1, 2026 News18 Also Covered: Is E20 Petrol Safe For Older Vehicles? Govt Responds To Growing Concerns Poonawalla’s call for a protest against the government’s ethanol-blended fuel policy comes close to the heels of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstration over the paper leak controversy linked to the Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026 that culminated with the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union Education Minister.

The activist, who is also the brother of former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, has been demanding 100 per cent petrol along with E5 and E10 fuels, stressing that motorists can choose between the options. The E20 Framework The Centre rollout of E20 petrol –– a blend of 80 per cent petrol and 20 per cent ethanol –– came under intense scrutiny from consumer groups and opposition parties, who claimed that the policy had affected the mileage and performance of vehicles. Earlier, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari acknowledged that E20 can reduce fuel efficiency by 2–6 per cent but said that there was no evidence of engine failures linked to the fuel. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author News Desk The News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad.