Punjab CM's surprise halt at Giani Tea Stall in Amritsar

GS Paul

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 22

Famous Giani Tea Stall on Cooper Road here had an unexpected guest this morning when the cavalcade of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi took a brief halt at the spot.

Projecting the ‘aam admi’ (common man) image, the Channi interacted with early morning walkers already present there. He also obliged the passers-by to click ‘selfies’. Sitting on an ordinary wooden stool outside the tea stall along the road, Channi and his team were offered tea in glasses.

His colleagues, including PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu, Deputy CMs Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni and Cabinet Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, were sitting beside him.

Over a cup of special ‘masala tea’ served in ordinary glasses, along with the ‘kachori’ session, visibly joyous Channi could not resist from mesmerising the audience by reciting ‘shero-shayri’ (poetry) as

“Chalte firte hue mehtab dikhaenge tumhen, humse milna kabhi, ye Punjab dikhaenge tumhen. Chand har chhat pe hai, suraj hai har aangan me, neend se jaago, naye khwab dikhaenge tumhen (Walking around, we will show you the moonlight, meet us sometimes… will show you the real Punjab where the moon is at every terrace and sun in every yard…wake up… will show your new dreams).” Channi too complimented tea stall owner Gurmeet Singh.