\u201cThe BJP Government has developed a dangerous habit of using taxpayers\u2019 money to build public infrastructure and then handing it over to private companies for profit. This is nothing but privatization through the back door,\u201d Panjikar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Campal Sports Complex, spread across nearly 40,000 square metres and built at a cost of around \u20b930 crore under the Smart City Mission, was funded entirely with public money. The world-class facility includes a football ground, jogging track, children\u2019s play area, sports academy space, restaurant area, parking facilities and other public amenities. It was envisioned as a sports hub for Goa\u2019s youth and citizens\u2014not as a commercial business venture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is shocking that despite remaining virtually ready for almost three years, the BJP Government deliberately kept the facility inaccessible to the people. Instead of opening it for Goan youth, sportspersons and families, it now wants to hand over its operation to private event managers and commercial operators,\u201d Panjikar stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He alleged that this reflects a larger pattern under the Pramod Sawant Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne after another, public properties are being surrendered to private interests. We witnessed this with the Dona Paula Jetty, Fort Aguada, Porvorim Gymkhana and several other public assets. The Campal Sports Complex is the latest victim of the BJP\u2019s privatization agenda. The Government appears more interested in creating business opportunities for select private operators than serving the people of Goa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panjikar warned that privatization would inevitably result in higher user charges, commercial events taking priority over sports, restricted public access and the exclusion of ordinary Goan youth, especially those from economically weaker families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe government\u2019s token promise of reserving a few days for official events or a small percentage of seats for underprivileged youth is merely an eyewash. Public ownership cannot be replaced with cosmetic conditions while the entire facility is converted into a profit-making enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said Goa desperately needs more affordable playgrounds and sports infrastructure at a time when young athletes struggle to find quality training facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSports infrastructure built with public money must remain in public hands. The BJP Government has no moral authority to convert people\u2019s assets into commercial businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the proposal to lease the Campal Sports Complex and called upon the Government to open the facility without further delay under transparent public management exclusively for the benefit of Goan youth, sportspersons and citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panjikar appealed to sports associations, youth organisations, parents, athletes and all concerned Goans to unite against what he described as the systematic commercialization of Goa\u2019s public infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe BJP must understand one simple principle: Public money must create public assets for public welfare\u2014not private profits. 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