Political commentator Tehseen Poonawalla on Saturday alleged that police had put him under house arrest at his home in Delhi ahead of his planned protest against petrol being blended with 20% ethanol. “An entire battalion of Delhi Police cops including women officers have put me under house arrest!” Poonawalla alleged on social media, adding that Nitin Gadkari, the Union transport minister “is scared ” of the protest against the ethanol policy. The @DelhiPolice force that has put me under house arrest so I cannot speak against Ethanol. E20 fuel rowPoonawalla’s protest comes amid criticism of the E20 rollout from some vehicle owners.