Jorhat, May 31 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday visited his hometown in Jorhat after being appointed as the president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) and was greeted by "thousands" of his supporters.

He said that the focus of Congress would be on the people of the state.

"I have come first to my hometown in Jorhat and I went to our own residence where there's a large portrait of my father. Before we take any important responsibility, it is the Assamese tradition and Indian tradition to take the blessings of your parents, and that's what I did," Gogoi, also the deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, told reporters here.

He further stated that people in Assam are "unhappy" with the misrule, loot, and corruption of...