"Pure Love": Varun Gandhi Wants Sarus Crane Reunited With 'Friend' Arif

Days after the sarus crane was shifted to Kanpur zoo, reports emerged that the bird was not eating food properly.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi today urged the authorities in Uttar Pradesh to reunite a Sarus crane with the man who had rescued it. 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

The bird had been separated from Arif Khan and shifted to Kanpur zoo by the forest department officials who had claimed that the endangered species needs to live in natural environment.

Days after the sarus crane was shifted to Kanpur zoo, reports emerged that the bird was not eating food properly.

A video of Arif visiting the bird in Kanpur went viral yesterday. The video shows Arif standing outside the bird's enclosure. The sarus, meanwhile, is seen jumping in excitement. The bird even spreads its wings and tries to find a way out.