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SHIMLA: Congress MLA from Kinnaur, Jagat Singh Negi challenged the decision of the BJP government to appoint the deputy commissioner as chairman of Project Advisory Committee, Kinnaur district . In the tribal Lahaual-Spiti district and Pangi-Bharmaur region of Chamba district, local MLAs have been appointed as chairpersons. For Lahaul-Spiti district, he said, agriculture and tribal development minister Dr Ram Lal Markanda , who is also the local MLA, has been appointed chairman while the deputy commissioner has been appointed vice-chairman. This puts a question mark on the discretion exercised by the state government,” he said.Negi alleged that rules were not followed while constituting the committee for Kinnaur district. The local MLA was heading this committee for the last 30 years, he said, adding that the BJP government changed the practice and appointed the deputy commissioner to the post instead..