Following Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's public challenge questioning the existence of vehicles damaged by E20 fuel, six individuals have reportedly come forward claiming their cars have been adversely affected. However, activist Tehseen Poonawalla, who is spearheading protests against E20, alleges that Delhi Police prevented him from bringing these victims to meet Gadkari, stating that attempts to arrange the meeting at the minister's residence were discouraged and suggesting potential detention or arrest. Poonawalla has publicly requested Gadkari to arrange a meeting, ideally to be conducted live and in front of the media, to present the affected car owners and demonstrate the alleged issues caused by E20 petrol, a fuel blend against which Gadkari had recently dismissed claims of vehicle damage as "false narratives" and "paid campaigns."

Following Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's public challenge questioning the existence of vehicles damaged by E20 fuel, six individuals have reportedly come forward claiming their cars have been adversely affected. However, activist Tehseen Poonawalla, who is spearheading protests against E20, alleges that Delhi Police prevented him from bringing these victims to meet Gadkari, stating that attempts to arrange the meeting at the minister's residence were discouraged and suggesting potential detention or arrest. Poonawalla has publicly requested Gadkari to arrange a meeting, ideally to be conducted live and in front of the media, to present the affected car owners and demonstrate the alleged issues caused by E20 petrol, a fuel blend against which Gadkari had recently dismissed claims of vehicle damage as "false narratives" and "paid campaigns."

Following Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's public challenge questioning the existence of vehicles damaged by E20 fuel, six individuals have reportedly come forward claiming their cars have been adversely affected. However, activist Tehseen Poonawalla, who is spearheading protests against E20, alleges that Delhi Police prevented him from bringing these victims to meet Gadkari, stating that attempts to arrange the meeting at the minister's residence were discouraged and suggesting potential detention or arrest. Poonawalla has publicly requested Gadkari to arrange a meeting, ideally to be conducted live and in front of the media, to present the affected car owners and demonstrate the alleged issues caused by E20 petrol, a fuel blend against which Gadkari had recently dismissed claims of vehicle damage as "false narratives" and "paid campaigns."

Within a day after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari dared E20 naysayers, six people whose cars have been damaged by ethanol-blended petrol have come forward. But activist Tehseen Poonawalla, a prominent face leading the anti-E20 protests, claimed in a video that Delhi Police are not allowing them to meet the minister.

Poonawalla said he was planning to bring the six victims to Gadkari's residence, but the Delhi Police allegedly discouraged him from doing so.

"We accepted the challenge of Nitin Gadkari ji and, according to his challenge, wanted to meet such people whose cars have developed some problem due to E20... We have six such people, but we cannot arrange a meeting with Nitin Gadkari ji. We absolutely cannot go to his house. If we go, we will be detained or arrested," said Poonawalla.

Then, addressing Gadkari directly, he went on, "Sir, you are the one who gave this challenge, but we cannot meet you? Either Delhi Police should arrange a meeting with you, or you should give us an appointment. But we have only one condition — that any appointment or conversation or discussion should be in front of the media and live-streamed. We will show you those people whose cars have problems. I have people with me whose cars have developed issues. Please give me an appointment."

On July 7, Gadkari, while addressing the Viksit Bharat Conclave, said, "There is no case of any car facing issues due to E20 petrol. Has there been any car in the country that faced issues due to the use of E20 petrol? Just name one... False narratives are being spread about the roll-out of higher ethanol-blended petrol. These are paid campaigns."

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