Every time in the election, the problems of farmers are made the main issue in the promises and manifestos issued by the candidates. And after winning the election, they promise to prioritize solving the problems of farmers. However, after winning the election, they do not show their faces until the next election.

We farmers have always become just vote banks for leaders, candidates and parties. No one has paid attention to solving the problems of poor farmers.

This time too, candidates are coming to villages to seek votes. They are repeating their old agendas. This time too, candidates are showing 'lollipops' saying that they will solve the problems of farmers. However, we poor farmers, who are suffering from the high cost of irrigation and fertilizers, are looking for candidates who will work instead of showing 'lollipops'.

I am 68 years old now. My house is in Bode Barsain Municipality-10 Amaraiya. There are 10 people in my family. This is the main basis of livelihood. If there is production, then there is cultivable land acquired by our ancestors that is sufficient for the whole year. However, the farmers' problems are not hidden from anyone. This time, we planted rice as much as we could even though it rained a little late. Even then, we faced the problem of fertilizer. The fertilizer was delivered to the dealer designated by the municipality before we knew it.

Now, what other option was left? We had to go to Laukahi market in Bihar for two bags of fertilizer. On top of that, we also had to endure a police scolding. Only after doing that did we start producing rice. However, since we were late in adding fertilizer to the rice, we could not produce as much as we had hoped. Even though we managed to produce 22/24 quintals of rice, now our troubles have started again. We faced a shortage of fertilizer during the sowing period.

Currently, I have not been able to provide adequate irrigation to pulses, oilseeds and wheat crops. Here I have 15 kathas of land. I have planted pulses in it. Here, even in the 50 bighas, no poles have been planted under agricultural electrification. When bringing the wire from a long distance to the field, the wire is more than 10 coils long. Even in that, the voltage is not enough and the motor does not run. Oh, that sorrow.

I was forced to irrigate the pulses from the pumping set installed in the pond. Even after paying 400 rupees per hour for that, only 1 katha was irrigated. Groundwater has also become expensive. Irrigation has to be done for another 10/12 days. Otherwise, the field dries up and the crop dies. Initially, when the field was plowed with a tractor, 3 thousand rupees per katha had to be paid. It also costs 5 kg of fertilizer per kattha. When all the expenses are added up, the cost of pulses per kattha is 7/8 thousand rupees. That does not include the hard work I put in. From sowing seeds to maintenance, irrigation and fertilizer, I do it myself.

When I add my hard work, the cost of farming reaches 10/12 thousand rupees. When the production of farming is talked about in terms of money, it is 10/11 thousand rupees. When irrigation and fertilizer are expensive, it is now difficult for us to cover the cost.