3 min readApr 5, 2026 03:07 PM IST
First published on: Apr 5, 2026 at 03:06 PM IST
A house for Mr Channi
Former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi clearly believes that when politics gets tricky, geometry can help. His new Jalandhar house is said to be perfectly Vastu-compliant, which, going by past experience, is a relief for all concerned.
This is the same leader who once dealt with a “misaligned” swimming pool by filling it with sand. And when an entrance refused to cooperate, a new approach road was created to convince it otherwise.
This time, everything is sorted in advance. No sand, no digging, no emergency civil works. Just a house that finally agrees with the planets. In Punjab politics, that is half the battle won.
The sound of no one clapping
For Raghav Chadha, being dropped as Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha has come with an unexpected bonus, silence. Not the peaceful kind, but the kind where no one rushes in to defend you.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann summed it up best. Asked a tricky question, he first dodged it. Then, after being pushed, delivered a crisp “Hanji.” Short, sharp, and impossible to misinterpret.
Meanwhile, social media has taken over the rest. In today’s politics, you do not just lose a post, you trend while doing it.
When the guest list gets political
Mohammad Sadiq probably thought he was attending a birthday party. It turned out to be a full-blown political debate with background music.
Singing at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s family function did not go down too well with some in Congress, who would have preferred less melody and more distance.
Others shrugged it off. Old friends, they said, can share a stage without sharing politics. In Punjab, though, even a song can have a party line.
Scooters, security and throwback politics
As elections approach, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is back with his trademark style, this time with a new version of kikli that mixes humour with political jabs. Think folk dance, but with targets.
Over in Sangrur, Narinder Kaur Bharaj is living her own before-and-after story. Once known for zipping around on a scooter, she now travels with a security convoy that could stop traffic, quite literally.
The obvious question doing the rounds is where the scooter has gone. Supporters say it will return. Critics say it already has, as a memory.
In Punjab, politics continues to be equal parts drama and comedy, leaders singing like the common person, moving like VIPs, and promising they are still the same.
The audience, as always, gets the final say.
His new Jalandhar house is said to be perfectly Vastu-compliant, which, going by past experience, is a relief for all concerned. (File) 
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