Midnapore, April 22 :    Midnapore, April 22:  State Congress general secretary and party candidate from Sabang, Manas Bhuniya, was assaulted by alleged CPM supporters at Bharjagu village during an election campaign last night, police said. A senior police officer at the Sabang police station said Bhuniya was attacked by about 100 CPM workers, who rained blows on him. As Bhuniya collapsed on the ground, other Congress supporters rushed to save him. They were also beaten up. Residents later rescued Bhuniya and removed him to a safer place. Bhuniya, accompanied by a large number of party workers later gheraoed Sabang police station and blocked roads in the area. The road blocks have crippled vehicular traffic, including local and long distance bus services along the Patashpur-Sabang Road and the Moyna-Sabang Road. Bhuniya said he had informed chief electoral officer Sabyasachi Sen in Calcutta about the incident. Pradesh Congress Committee vice president Pradip Bhattacharya today met Sen at Writers' Buildings and demanded arrest of the culprits. He urged him to ensure that candidates be allowed to carry out campaign without any resistance from rival parties. Sen said he had asked the district magistrate (DM), M.V. Rao, to look into the matter. 'It is not fair for a political party to obstruct the poll campaign of his rival party. This appears to be emerging as a new trend in the state. I have asked the DM, who is also the district returning officer, to take appropriate action,' he added. Bhuniya also met the election observer at Sabang block today demanding arrest of the culprits. In a memorandum submitted to the observer, he said he was not being allowed to campaign freely by the CPM. He alleged that he was denied entry in places like Balpai, Bhemua, Mohar, Bishnupur and other areas. 'CPM cadres have burnt our party flags we set up at different places and they have stolen the campaign festoons,' he added. The Congress has stopped campaign in Sabang after the attack on Bhuniya. 'Knowing fully well that I am going to the elections, the CPM tried to kill me. If we can't campaign peacefully, then we will stop the election,' Bhuniya said. 'It is quite an irresponsible behaviour on the part of the police as no senior official visited the spot even after a candidate's assault,' he added. District CPM secretary Dipak Sarkar, however, said Bhuniya had fabricated the story of the attacks. Two killed in violence Two persons were killed in violent incidents in South 24-Parganas last night. Twenty-year-old Ilias Mondal was killed at Yarpur when the bomb he was making blew up in his face. In another incident 15-year-old Bapi Jana was seriously injured when one Shyamal Das attacked him at Goalberia.