Tripoli:
After nearly 15 days days of protests and chaos, Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has tried to calm tempers by saying the power is in the hands of the people.
"I challenge everyone who says I am exercising power. Power is in the hands of people of Libya," Gaddafi said while addressing his supporters in capital Tripoli on Wednesday.
The Libyan leader has been facing pressure from world over to quit.
"There is no King, or President or Leader in a Jamahiriya, only the people rule, no law is issued without their approval. The People's Committees rule here in Libya, the world does not understand that," he said.
"These days we hear my name a lot in the media. I started the 1969 revolution, gave the power to the people, then rested in my tent," Gaddafi added.