City man looks to bring new political voice to Bristol

By KAITLYN NAPLES

STAFF WRITER

Bristol resident and Lucky’s convenience store owner Ajmal Mehdi is gathering signatures from the city to start up a new political party. “We are trying to change city politics and see what is going on behind closed doors,” Mehdi said, adding that with a third party involved in the city, there would be no secrets. His ultimate goal with the new party is to focus on job creation and held individuals who are unemployed. “The reason we have this party is because we would like to bring change in America’s politics based on Human Fealty, which means equal representation of humanity without biases for moral and family values,”

Mehdi said. He added that the new party is concerned about “government politics and human rights, which are the foundation of

fair trade, freedom, justice and peace.” Mehdi said he needs 150 signatures, adding that he has more than that but is still trying to get the word out about the new party. “The next step is to get on the ballot in November,” he said. “We believe freedom is

the birthright of all living things. The People Party represent the social and political, moments of humanity for injustice,” Mehdi said.