‘Clueless’ bank staff greet Davis Cup ticket-seekers

Prashant Sharma had gone to the Sector 17 branch to buy the tickets but had to return empty handed. “My friend had called from Delhi and asked me to buy tickets for his family members. So I went to the Sector 17 branch. I got the shock of my life when I was told they had no idea about sales of the ticket. I also met the manager,but she also said there was no information about the sales of the ticket at their disposal.”

LK Sobti,a bank official,told Newsline,“As per the information available to me,we have not received any tickets for sale.”

When officials of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) which is hosting the Davis Cup match after a gap of 19 years,were contacted,they said that tickets would be available for sale at the bank branches from September 4. “Since there was function regarding the sales of ticket on September 1 and Sunday the following day,we could distribute the tickets and due to that there was no circulation of tickets at the various branches of the bank. We have distributed the tickets today and we will send officials to check and ensure that tickets are available at all the branches in the Tricity,” shared Jagjit Puri,a spokesperson of CLTA.

CLTA and SBoP top officials had earlier announced that tickets would go on sale for September 1.