Chief Minister Narendra Modi made out emotion pitch against giving some Gir lions to Madhya Pradesh lions in his first ever official statement on the issue.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/no-lions-madhya-pradesh-modi
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-ahmedabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lion
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gir-sa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palpur-kuno-sa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh