Tehseen Poonawalla claims house arrest ahead of E20 protest, targets Gadkari

Tehseen Poonawalla claims house arrest ahead of E20 protest, targets GadkariTehseen Poonawalla E20 marchActivist Tehseen Poonawalla claimed that he was put under house arrest by Delhi Police ahead of his protest march and hunger strike against the government's E20 petrol policy. Poonawalla, who has launched a crusade against Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and ethanol-blended fuel, put out several videos showing cops at his doorstep on Saturday."An entire battalion of Delhi Police, including women officers, has put me under house arrest! Nitin Gadkari is scared of ethanol," Poonawalla tweeted. In another video, the activist is seen asking a police officer how he could be detained without any documents."No papers, nothing. I am under house arrest... Azaadi ke 15 din pehle aap mujhe detain kar rahe (you are detaining me 15 days before Independence Day)," Poonawalla is heard telling the cop. To this, the police officer said that his protest march might create a law and order situation and asked him to cooperate.- EndsPublished By: Abhishek DePublished On: Aug 1, 2026 11:56 IST