<p>A newly-married couple was in for a pleasant surprise when Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday stopped his vehicle to wish them.</p>.<p>The Punjab government's Twitter handle posted a video of the incident and tweeted, "During his visit to Bathinda today, Chief Minister @CHARANJITCHANNI spotted a newly married couple at village Mandi Kalan and suddenly stopped his vehicle to convey his best wishes."</p>.<p>The video shows the chief minister, who was on a tour of the cotton belt in Bathinda district, hugging the man and also giving 'shagun' to his wife after alighting from his vehicle.</p>.<p>With several police personnel surrounding him, he is also seen tasting some sweet dish carried in a 'parat' (platter) by the family.</p>.<p>Channi is then seen asking when did they get married and a woman from the family replying that their marriage took place on Saturday.</p>.<p>In the video, he is seen conveying his best wishes with folded hands.</p>.<p>A few days back, Channi had performed Punjab's folk dance 'Bhangra' with students at an event in Kapurthala.</p>.<p>He, along with his deputy Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, undertook a whirlwind tour of the cotton belt in the Malwa region of the state to assess the loss because of pink bollworm pest. </p>
<p>A newly-married couple was in for a pleasant surprise when Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday stopped his vehicle to wish them.</p>.<p>The Punjab government's Twitter handle posted a video of the incident and tweeted, "During his visit to Bathinda today, Chief Minister @CHARANJITCHANNI spotted a newly married couple at village Mandi Kalan and suddenly stopped his vehicle to convey his best wishes."</p>.<p>The video shows the chief minister, who was on a tour of the cotton belt in Bathinda district, hugging the man and also giving 'shagun' to his wife after alighting from his vehicle.</p>.<p>With several police personnel surrounding him, he is also seen tasting some sweet dish carried in a 'parat' (platter) by the family.</p>.<p>Channi is then seen asking when did they get married and a woman from the family replying that their marriage took place on Saturday.</p>.<p>In the video, he is seen conveying his best wishes with folded hands.</p>.<p>A few days back, Channi had performed Punjab's folk dance 'Bhangra' with students at an event in Kapurthala.</p>.<p>He, along with his deputy Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, undertook a whirlwind tour of the cotton belt in the Malwa region of the state to assess the loss because of pink bollworm pest. </p>