New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Friday assumed charge as the Rajya Sabha chairman, as per a release by Rajya Sabha secretariat.

Vice President CP Radhakrishnan was administered the oath of office today by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Following the swearing-in ceremony, the Hon'ble Vice-President paid floral tribute at the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Subsequently, the Hon'ble Vice-President visited Parliament House Complex. On his arrival at the Parliament House Complex, he was welcomed by Union Ministers, the Deputy Chairman, Harivansh, and the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha.

He ...