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PANAJI: Late deputy chief minister Francis D’ Souza will be laid to rest with full state honours as the Manohar Parrikar-led government has decided to accord the senior state BJP functionary a state funeral . D’Souza will also be given a 21-gun salute . Elected for five terms from Mapusa, he was suffering from cancer for the last few months. D’Souza’s health worsened after the February 2017 assembly polls when he was detected with a heart ailment. He was admitted to a hospital in Old Goa over two weeks ago after his condition deteriorated..