Leave politics to the politicians is what once bitten twice shy Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans has to say to artistes trying their luck in the political arena in the Punjab Assembly elections.
But the artistes are determined to deliver a poll punch. They claim to be different and are confident their fate would also differ from that of their predecessors.
Punjab does not have a history of supporting artistes in politics, however big the name. Hans Raj Hans unsuccessfully contested the last Parliamentary elections from Jalandhar. Folk legend, the late Kuldeep Manak bit the dust when he contested the 1996 parliamentary elections as an Independent from Bathinda.
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