Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday alleged that he was asked to sign affidavits against Thackerays, Sharad Pawar to avoid trouble, reported the PTI.

Deshmukh alleged that an `intermediary` of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis had asked him to provide affidavits against important figures in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to avoid getting embroiled in litigation himself, an allegation Devendra Fadnavis denied.