Hyderabad, April 11 : A day-long Telangana BJP’s ‘Rythu Deeksha’, demanding the state government to purchase paddy from the farmers during the Yasangi season began at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park here on Monday. on Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, Telangana BJP State President and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, party National Vice President D K Aruna, MLAs Etela Rajender & Raghunandan Rao, BJP leader Vijayashanthi and among others participated in the Rythu Deeksha. The Rythu Deeksha being held with the slogan of “Buy paddy or Step down”, and it will end at 1700 hours this evening, party sources said. VV CS1336