Dehradun, Sept. 19 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 18 Sep: A Congress delegation today called on Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh at Raj Bhawan and submitted a memorandum to him, seeking CBI probe into what the party called a huge scam in the leasing of George Everest Estate in Mussoorie.

The party claimed that the estate had been leased out at an unreasonably low rate of Rs 1 crore per annum for a period of 15 years and demanded the immediate cancellation of the lease order. The delegation further pressed for the matter to be investigated by the CBI under the supervision of a sitting judge of the High Court, asserting that only such an inquiry could bring out the truth and ensure accountability.

The delegation was led by former Ch...