<h1>Misuse of public funds blamed for diverting grants to freebies, prompting calls for Public Accounts Committee scrutiny.</h1> Allegations that the previous administration diverted Central grants and government revenue into politically promoted free schemes, reducing capital and development expenditure and converting a prior revenue surplus into a deficit, based on a CAG report. The Chief Minister sought referral of the finance and appropriation CAG reports to the Public Accounts Committee, and highlighted failures to utilise earmarked grants, submit utilisation certificates, release state shares for jointly funded projects, and complete asset-creating infrastructure.