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This step will only weaken the panchayati raj institutions in the state. ""The powers of these institutions have been diluted by successive governments and they never allowed self-governance at grass roots level to function," Tarigami alleged. The chairman of DDB should not be nominated but elected by people as and when the situation for this becomes conducive," the CPI(M) MLA from from Kulgam segment said. Panchyati Raj will only flourish when there is elected three-tier system. "Otherwise this whole exercise looks half-hearted," he claimed.Questioning the PDP-BJP government about the claims regarding its 'Agenda of Alliance'(AoA), Tarigami alleged, "This government has been speaking huge about AoA but the fact is even return of power projects to the state seems a distant dream..