The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Monday challenged Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut to prove her allegation that the state government took loans and diverted the money to Sonia Gandhi, failing which it said it would file a defamation case against her.

Addressing people after launching a BJP membership drive at a village here, the actress-turned-politician said, "Everyone is aware that corruption is prevalent and the Congress-ruling state governments have hollowed their respective states.

Actor turned politician, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, who is famous for her out of the box comments, on Sunday once again sparked the debate after she alleged that the Himachal Pradesh government takes loans and gives it to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi which has made the state's coffers "hollow".

Attacking the Himachal Pradesh government, Ranaut alleged, "They take loans and give it to Sonia Gandhi, which has made the state's coffers hollow."

The actor-politician claimed that the state's Congress government takes loans which it then gives to Gandhi, the party's former president.

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut accused the Himachal Pradesh government of misusing state loans by directing funds to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi. At a BJP membership drive, she criticized the state's financial management and disaster relief fund handling,