India, Dec. 28 -- West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari spearheaded a high-voltage protest march to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission here on Friday, demanding an immediate end to the alleged persecution of Hindus in the neighbouring country. Accompanied by five Hindu monks and around 1000 supporters including seers and Naga sadhus, Adhikari met Deputy High Commissioner Sikder Mohammad Ashrafur Rahman, raising the recent lynching of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh and a spate of temple vandalism and attacks.

The demonstrations, part of a week-long BJP-led agitation since December 22, underscore the party's aggressive mobilisation on the issue amid escalating cross-border tensions. "I sent a clear message to...