INDIA – Rahul Gandhi, the Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha, invoked the Holy Quran and recited Darood Sharif on Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) at an assembly session.

“It is written in the [Holy] Quran the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said, ‘God said have no fear [for] I am with you, hearing and seeing’,” he recited the Lok Sabha.

The words occurred as he criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for promoting hatred, fear, and violence.

He claimed that despite their claims to be Hindus, BJP officials propagate enmity. “That’s not what the religion is about,” said the pastor.