Dehradun, Sept. 14 -- The Uttarakhand Congress on Saturday intensified its attack on the state government, alleging that it leased out Mussoorie's George Everest Estate for nominal annual rent to Patanjali co-founder Balkrishna, a close aide of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, calling it the "biggest scam of Uttarakhand till date." Addressing a press conference at the state Congress headquarters in Dehradun on Saturday, senior vice president of the state unit Suryakant Dhasmana alleged that 142 acres of the historic George Everest land was handed over to Balkrishna on a 15-year lease for just Rs.1 crore annually, with a provision for renewal for another 15 years. He claimed that all three companies that participated in the tender belonged to Balkrishna, a direct violation of the tender norms. "This is the biggest scam in Uttarakhand till date. While the youth of the state are still agitating for a strong land law, the BJP government, at the behest of the Centre, is leasing out precious land in hills to outsiders," Dhasmana said. He demanded a CBI probe into the matter under the supervision of a sitting high court judge. Reacting to Congress' allegations, state BJP media in-charge Manveer Singh Chauhan said the site was allotted for tourism activities under proper legal procedures, and there is no restriction on public movement or local activities around the park. "The Congress charges are a bundle of lies...completely detached from facts," Chauhan said. Dhasmana said as part of the first phase of its agitation, Congress workers will burn effigies of the state government at all district headquarters on Sunday. "In the next phase, a delegation led by state president Karan Mahara and leader of opposition Yashpal Arya will meet Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd) and submit a memorandum on the issue," he said. Dhasmana also said that 500k signatures will be collected from the state under the party's nationwide signature campaign against "vote theft" being launched on September 15....