India, Sept. 27 -- Former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar faced protests and black flags from a group of villagers in West Tripura district on Sunday while he was on his way to attend a DYFI programme, police said.

Sarkar's party, the CPI(M), and the Congress condemned the incident and alleged that it reflected the law-and-order situation under the BJP-led government in the state.

Police said Sarkar was proceeding to attend the Mohanpur divisional committee conference of the CPI(M)'s youth wing DYFI at Kalibazar around noon when protesters surrounded his vehicle and raised slogans asking him to go back.

The protesters also waved black flags at Sarkar, who served as Tripura chief minister from 1998 to 2018.

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