New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- A Delhi court has denied bail to two men who allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber and released coloured smoke canisters during Parliament proceedings in December 2023, observing that their actions had "spread terror" among lawmakers and visitors and threatened the country's "sovereignty and integrity".

Rejecting the second bail applications of Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma, Special Judge Kiran Bansal of the Rouse Avenue courts, in an order passed on Friday, said there were reasonable grounds to believe that the allegations against the two men were prima facie true, attracting the stringent bail restrictions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

"The allegations against the accused persons ar...