Hi. 

working with multiple panytihng

Inkscape keeps on creating unwanted groups. 

Ungrouping does not help. and groups are auto created again when trying to re-select something.

is there any way to stop this behavior? 

same question here: https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/267538

and my older post here https://inkscape.org/forums/questions/inkscape-auto-grouping/#c21287

What are your settings for clip paths and masks?