Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured farmers that the government would take steps to mitigate the problems faced by the Riots due to unseasonal rains. 

The PM was answering to a spate of questions raised by farmers on his weekly Man ki Baat programme on All India Radio.

The PM also assured farmers that the land bill passed by Lok Sabha will protect the interests of the farmers. The old land bill was 120 years old, Modi informed the farmers. He also requested farmers not to believe in rumours.