Goa, July 20 -- Taleigao MLA and former Cabinet Min ister Jennifer Monser rate passed away on Sat urday at a private hospital in Dona Paula after a pro longed battle with cancer. She was 56. A three-time legislator and the first woman to represent her constituency since 2012, Monserrate's demise has plunged the State into grief, prompting the Goa government to declare a two-day period of official state mourning on July 19 and 20. Earlier, she was dis charged from a hospital in Mumbai. During her political ca reer, she also served as a Cabinet Minister in the Pramod Sawant-led gov ernment. She is survived by her husband, Panjim MLA and Revenue Minister Atana sio 'Babush' Monserrate, and their sons Rohit, the Mayor of the Corporation of the...