Overview

• At his maiden interaction with floor leaders on October 7, C. P. Radhakrishnan asked parties to cooperate for orderly proceedings and productive debate in the Winter Session.
• Opposition leaders pressed for more time to speak, allowance of calling‑attention and short‑duration discussions, fuller standing‑committee scrutiny of bills, and fewer rejected notices and questions.
• Radhakrishnan invoked the Constitution and the Rajya Sabha rulebook as the ‘Laxman Rekha’ for conduct and urged fuller use of Zero Hour, Special Mentions and Question Hour.
• The two‑hour meeting was described as constructive, with the chairman assuring he would examine time allocation so smaller parties are heard and emphasizing that every moment in the House should strengthen democracy.
• Leader of the House J. P. Nadda and several ministers and party leaders attended, while Mallikarjun Kharge and H. D. Deve Gowda were absent due to ill health; the outreach followed his October 6 review of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.