<p>Sources in the Indian Embassy here said a demarche was made out to the State Department for granting diplomatic immunity to minister following the case filed against him by an NGO, Sikhs for Justice, in April last year.<br /><br />Some reports said the US was disinclined to grant diplomatic immunity to Kamal Nath on the ground that they would not like to step in a matter between an NGO and him but Indian officials did not confirm it.<br /><br />The issue is "still under examination" of the American government, the sources said.<br />Kamal Nath was quoted as saying, "as far as I know, the US has not rejected it (India's request), at least not to my knowledge. I have never been charged with any offence here in India in the last 25 years".<br /><br />The minister's lawyers denied that he has been served summons in the case as claimed by a memebr of the NGO.<br /><br />They contended that 740 cases were filed in India relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and Kamal Nath's name did not figure in any of them.<br /><br />"Discussions are underway between the Indian Embassy and the US authorities on the issue (diplomatic immunity)," they said.</p>
<p>Sources in the Indian Embassy here said a demarche was made out to the State Department for granting diplomatic immunity to minister following the case filed against him by an NGO, Sikhs for Justice, in April last year.<br /><br />Some reports said the US was disinclined to grant diplomatic immunity to Kamal Nath on the ground that they would not like to step in a matter between an NGO and him but Indian officials did not confirm it.<br /><br />The issue is "still under examination" of the American government, the sources said.<br />Kamal Nath was quoted as saying, "as far as I know, the US has not rejected it (India's request), at least not to my knowledge. I have never been charged with any offence here in India in the last 25 years".<br /><br />The minister's lawyers denied that he has been served summons in the case as claimed by a memebr of the NGO.<br /><br />They contended that 740 cases were filed in India relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and Kamal Nath's name did not figure in any of them.<br /><br />"Discussions are underway between the Indian Embassy and the US authorities on the issue (diplomatic immunity)," they said.</p>