Mumbai, June 16 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant on Tuesday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla not to entertain any unauthorised representation and claims of a split or merger by any party lawmaker amid the speculations around several MPs joining the Eknath Shinde faction.

In a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Sawant addressed media reports suggesting that some of the party MPs are contemplating breaking away.

"There are reports appearing in the media that certain Members of Parliament elected on the symbol of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) have either approached, or are contemplating approaching, your office seeking recognition as a separate group or a merger with another political party within the Lok Sabha," the letter s...