GJM press and publicity secretary Harka Bahadur Chhetri said the outfit would wait for the outcome of the Aug 11 talks, the third round, with the state and central governments on the Gorkhaland demand. 'We will review our stand Aug 17,' Chhetri said.

Earlier, the state government appealed to GJM to withdraw the agitation in order to create a conducive atmosphere for the talks.

The GJM organised indefinite shutdowns twice last year and once in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls this year, severely hitting tea and tourism industry - the bread and butter of the region.

Two rounds of tripartite talks held last year in New Delhi had failed to break the deadlock.