His dad signed Rajiv, Sonia poll papers. He will now fight Rahul Gandhi

LUCKNOW: A Congress loyalist for generations, Haji Mohammad Haroon Rashid, whose father was among the proposers when Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia filed their nominations from the Amethi constituency, shocked the party leadership on Monday by announcing that he would contest against Rahul Gandhi.
Citing lack of development and progress in Amethi as reasons for his disenchantment with Congress, Haroon told TOI, “There is a big difference in what Congress says and what it does.And no place can explain this better than Amethi. The abject poverty in Amethi is a naked truth that anyone can verify by taking a trip to the villages. I have decided to contest elections against him (Rahul) to put things in order.”
Haroon’s father Mohammad Sultan is an old Congressman. “Born in 1910, my father joined Congress very young. We supported Congress for more than 70 years, but now realise that the party didn’t want Amethi’s development,” Haroon added. “Seventy years is a long time. If we do not wake up now, we will never be able to change our fate,” Haroon said.
‘Was not allowed to meet Rahul’
When questioned on the party he wanted to approach for a ticket, Haroon, a farmer from Fursatganj, said: “I am evaluating my options.”
There were, however, reports that Haroon was backed by a group of Samajwadi Party leaders.
Haroon said that he aims to work for the minority community. “Education and employment are two things that Muslims across India need badly. I will work on these. In addition, I would make efforts so that poor Muslims get reservation,” said Haroon, who is yet to convince his father about his decision. On whether he tried to raise concerns with Rahul, he said, “I went to meet him in August but the people around him did not let me meet him. I got disillusioned.”