KOLKATA: “If there is proper leadership, the people of the country can do wonders,” Kejriwal said.

Hailing Delhiites for contributing in the successful implementation of the odd-even scheme in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it has proved that AAP can “govern” and provide leadership to the people.

Kejriwal said if there is proper leadership, the people of the country can do wonders. “When we first took up the idea of odd-even scheme, lot of critics said this scheme is totally impossible. But now you can see how successfully the scheme is running. Actually if you provide proper leadership, the people will act in a disciplined way. There is no doubt about it,” the Chief Minister said. “The successful implementation has also proved that AAP government can provide leadership and govern properly, contrary to what critics used to say that we can only demonstrate but not govern,” Kejriwal said addressing the inaugural session of Bengal Global Business Summit here. “The problem is with the system. Earlier people used to say that people of India are not disciplined, but people of London, Singapore are much disciplined. I never agreed with that,” the CM said. “I think if there is proper leadership in this country and proper system and proper engagement with the masses, the people of India can do wonders.” Kejriwal also said that he is aware how tough it is to conduct business in India. “I know how tough it is to conduct business in India due to immense corruption and the complex structure of the system in the country, where even after paying a bribe your work is not done. You have separate departments, from where you need to get clearance for getting the work done,” Kejriwal said. “We have simplified procedures in Delhi to get clearance,” he said.PTI