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We know how to adopt socialism in real life and in letter and spirit and do not believe in dividing the society only for political gains. The BJP seems to be schizophrenic. The party stands for upliftment of the downtrodden, Dalits, backwards and oppressed sections of the society irrespective of their religion and caste,” Akhilesh said after paying floral tributes at the statue of the socialist ideologue at Lohia park in Lucknow. “I wonder which principles are being spoken of. On one hand, they try to coopt Gandhi Ji, Bhagat Singh , Sardar Patel, Dr Ambedkar and Dr Lohia and on the other hand they follow people who these leaders opposed and disagreed with,” Akhilesh tweeted.He also tweeted a sentence from a piece written by Lohia in Hindi, where he said the biggest battle of Indian history is that between the liberals and the fundamentalists within the Hindu religion, adding that those who talk about Lohia should also follow his teachings.“Samajwadi Party does not need any certification on socialism from the BJP..