New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday urged the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh authorities to launch the sarus crane from the sanctuary and to reunite it with Arif Khan, who recused and nursed the chicken for round a 12 months earlier than the forest division took it away citing legal guidelines. A day after a video of Arif visiting the chicken in Kanpur went viral, he additionally referred to as their story ‘particular’.
Taking to his official Twitter account, Varun Gandhi shared the video of the crane fluttering round excitedly in its enclosure whereas taking a look at Arif and mentioned that their happiness at seeing one another underscores the harmless and sacred love between the 2 associates.
“This beautiful bird is meant to fly freely and not to live in a cage,” the Pilibhit MP wrote in Hindi.
He added that the chicken needs to be restored its sky, freedom and buddy.
सारस और आरिफ की कहानी खास है!
एक दूसरे को सामने पा कर इन दोनों दोस्तों की ख़ुशी बता रही है कि इनका प्रेम कितना निश्छल और पवित्र है।
यह खूबसूरत जीव स्वच्छंद आकाश में उड़ने के लिए बना है, पिंजरे में रहने के लिये नहीं।
उसे उसका आसमान, उसकी आजादी और उसका मित्र वापिस लौटा दीजिए। pic.twitter.com/kwUCYn4q2Q
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) April 12, 2023
It is noteworthy that authorities had intervened after a number of movies of uncommon camaraderi between the sarus crane and Arif went viral on social media platforms.
Arif, a resident of Mandkha village of Amethi district, had reportedly discovered the injured chicken in February 2022 and helped it get better.
Officials, nevertheless, took away the chicken final month, arguing that it was illegal for anybody to maintain it in his or her possession. They additionally began authorized proceedings in opposition to Arif.
The growth had additionally taken a political flip as opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) had come to Khan’s help and had criticised the Yogi authorities’s motion.
वन विभाग की टीम उप्र के राजकीय पक्षी सारस को तो स्वतंत्र करने के नाम पर उसकी सेवा करनेवाले से दूर ले गयी, देखना ये है कि राष्ट्रीय पक्षी मोर को दाना खिलानेवालों से स्वतंत्र करने के लिए क्या कार्रवाई की जाती है। pic.twitter.com/S52HgEjWnV
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 21, 2023
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had additionally met Arif and sarus crane throughout his go to to Amethi final month.
सपा सरकार ने उप्र के राज्य पक्षी सारस के संरक्षण के लिए सारस प्रोटेक्शन सोसाइटी, सारस मित्र स्कीम, इंटरनेशनल सारस कंज़र्वेशन वर्कशाप व इंटरनेशनल क्रेन फ़ाउंडेशन के साथ करार जैसे उपाय किए थे।
आज भी हम सारस सरंक्षण में सहयोग करनेवालों के साथ खड़े हैं लेकिन भाजपा सरकार नदारद है। pic.twitter.com/zpKYQec1di
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 6, 2023
