News from the Rajya Sabha. A day after BSP chief Mayawati's rancorous onslaught on RS chairman Hamid Ansari. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has issued an apology amid other members to expressing support.<br />Apologizing to Dr Ansari the Prime Minister appealed to MPs to rise above politics and pass the quota bill. In a reported phone call to the PM last night.. Ansari had expressed anguish at Mayawati's tirade saying it would be difficult to work in such a situation.
