Hyderabad, July 30 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday, July 30, alleged that the 15th Finance Commission grants meant for Telangana Gram Panchayats were being misused and sought a high-level probe into the matter.

In a letter addressed to Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that several sarpanchs and panchayat pradhans from his Parliamentary Constituency Karimnagar, have submitted representations highlighting anomalies in the implementation of the grant provisions.

He alleged that funds have been spent in deviation from prescribed norms of the Central Finance Commission, which could potentially undermine the financial autonomy and func...