The searches come immediately after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son, Rahul, were interrogated in the case, amidst countrywide protests by party workers and leaders.
The HC had directed the District Magistrate of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh to take possession of land attached to the Jauhar University campus.
In a video message being circulated on social media on Sunday, the trader, Suryakant Tiwari, claimed that income tax officials told him that he could become "Eknath Shinde of Chhattisgarh" if he frames a CMO official.
A split looked imminent in the Congress when five of its Goa MLAs missed a meeting last week. However, it seems that the rebel MLAs don't have enough numbers to avoid the anti-defection law.
Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar gave examples to support the claim that the persons caught in several terror-related and other crimes, including the Udaipur and Amravati killings, were linked to the saffron party.