Rahul Gandhi attached a news video report from Assam's Matia showing barrack-like constructions apparently for use as a detention centre for refugees that is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 46 crore.

The facility with several rooms, a kitchen and toilets has been kept ready on the directions of the government, a social welfare department official said.

The name of the 81-year-old National Conference leader, in detention at his Srinagar home for over 100 days, tops the list of members of the panel headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana asked the committee to place its report as expeditiously as possible and posted the hearing for December 3.

'What explains 9 lakh troops in Kashmir if everything's normal?' Mufti said.

More than a thousand people, including politicians, separatists, activists and lawyers, were detained after the August 5 move of the central government to abrogate the state's special status.