India, April 9 -- Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that the Congress belongs to all religions, and insisted that the party must be "more proactive" towards the OBCs, setting the tone for the party's political strategy.

In the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) a day before the AICC session, Gandhi told party leaders not to shy away from mentioning the religion of minority victims and emphasised that secularism is fundamental. "If a Muslim or a Christian is attacked, don't hesitate to say it," Gandhi said. His remarks in Gujarat assume significance as the Congress had often dubbed the BJP stronghold as the "Hindutva lab".

He referred to the caste census in Telangana that showed all big busin...