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The petitioners claimed that the resolution was illegal as they were not given an opportunity to explain their side of the story. Raj added that the authorities had rejected the unconditional apology he had tendered. The sentencing amounted to conviction even before trial, they said. "The letter comes in the backdrop of vociferous opposition from various quarters of society against the sentencing of the journalists.The Editors' Guild of India too issued a strongly worded release which asks the legislative assembly to take "corrective measures" and withdraw its pernicious resolution against the journalists. BENGALURU/HUBBALLI: Journalists Ravi Belagere and Anil Raj moved the Karnataka high court on Tuesday, challenging the June 21, 2017, resolution passed by the Karnataka legislative assembly, sentencing them to prison, as the government continued to drag its feet on their arrest, prompting speaker KB Koliwad to demand an action taken report.The petition was mentioned before Justice Ashok B Hinchigeri for an urgent hearing, and will be taken up on Thursday..