The Congress on Saturday dubbed "jugglery of numbers" the Rs 45,000 crore package announced by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for the development of Marathwada and said not declaring drought in the region despite rain deficit is a cruel joke on farmers.

Notably, the state cabinet meeting was held in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (previously known as Aurangabad) after a gap of seven years on Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Marathwada Liberation Day.