Until recently, Karnal Singh, the chief ministers point-man in the police department, was normally the one-stop shop for journos for daily information.

Now, as I'm foreman,' continued Pink, 'I want you two point-men to go up to the first little rise of ground, and we'll put the cattle through between you.

"The point-men smiled at Pink's orders, and one asked, 'Are you ready now?' "'All set,' responded Pink.

"Well, we lined them up and got them strung out in shape to count, and our point-men picking out a favorite rise, we lined them through between our counters.