Anil Deshmukh resigns to escape more damage?

Anil Deshmukh finally resigned from the post of Home Minister of Maharashtra. Anil Deshmukh this decision after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI inquiry against him. The court said in its order that the allegations of Parambir Singh are very serious, in such a situation, the question of the impartiality of the investigation of the police can be questioned while Deshmukh is holding the post of Home Minister. So, the question arises that whether Anil Deshmukh resigned to escape from more damages?