India, Oct. 9 -- Various constituents of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) staged statewide protests across 23 districts, including Bathinda, Mansa and Moga, Sangrur and Ludhiana, to press for the demand of a judicial probe by a sitting Supreme Court (SC) judge into the recent floods.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) spearheaded the three-hour dharna outside the district administrative complexes (DACs).

In a statement, SKM stated that activists of various unions, including Kulhind Kisan Sabha, BKU (Dakaunda), BKU (Mansa), BKU (Dhaner) and Kirti Kisan Union, were among those who participated in the protest at different places.

The SKM leadership said the floods were not just a natural disaster but the result of "mismanagement" by the au...