New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI) Assam-based People's Party founder Daniel Langthasa, who is set to be part of the newly announced pan-Northeast political entity, said issues from the region have been ignored for years and their voices have been rendered insignificant by scant representation in Parliament, despite several alliances in the past between local and national parties.

Langthasa joined hands with Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party president Conrad Sangma, Pradyot Manikya of TIPRA Motha and former BJP spokesperson Mmhonlumo Kikon to announce the new political entity on Tuesday, a development that has created a flutter in the Northeast.

A musician-turned-activist and now a politician, Langthasa comes from Assam's Dima Hasao district, a Sixth Schedule area that comes under

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