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Activist claims house arrest ahead of E20 protest
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Tehseen Poonawalla claimed house arrest in Delhi over a planned protest against E20 ethanol blending.
Poonawalla alleged a large contingent of Delhi Police, including women officers, prevented him from leaving home.
He remarked, 'Nitin Gadkari is scared of ethanol,' referring to the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways.
The protest was against the E20 fuel policy, which mandates 20% ethanol blending in petrol.
Delhi Police had not officially commented on the house arrest claim as of the report.
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