New Delhi, July 20 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has called the Economic Affairs Secretary to clarify pending provisions in the proposed Securities Market Code Bill, as it moves closer to finalising its draft report. Around 26 clauses remain unresolved and need to be incorporated before the report is submitted to Parliament.

Speaking to ANI after the committee meeting, Committee Chairman Bhartruhari Mahtab said the panel had invited the Economic Affairs Secretary to explain pending provisions of the proposed legislation.

"There were certain residual clauses which could not be approved the other day, the last meeting that we had, which covered around 26 clauses. That's why we had called the Economic Affairs Secretary...