SILIGURI: The long awaited meeting between the chief ministers of West Bengal and its Himalayan neighbor Sikkim today could finally smooth out the creases developed in between mainly over issues around separate statehood movement in Darjeeling During last one year, the relationship between the two states took steep downward turn mainly on many political issues. Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee earlier accused Sikkim of helping Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung in his anti Bengal separate statehood movement. While condemning this, Sikkim’s CM Pawan Chamling claimed that the movement had caused frequent disruptions of lifeline of land locked Sikkim NH 10 and thus caused several thousand crores of state revenue loss.There were many other commercial issues including state level restrictions on movement of vehicles of one state in the other’s boundary.After today’s 1 hour long meeting at the Northern Bengal secretariat at Siliguri, both the leaders expressed their happiness over outcome. “We have discussed how best we can cooperate each other for development. Because of the critical geographical location, Sikkim and its adjoining areas of Bengal are too important. We both must take care of them,” Said Mamata Banerjee.In his reciprocation, Chamling said, “We will sort out all the smaller issues in between.”Both the leaders said that they could successfully plug up all the smaller gaps of understanding developed over Darjeeling issue.Political observers in the region have highly appreciated today’s development. “Sudden spurt of glitch between the two state administrations and leader started causing deep trouble for the common mass in many sectors life like tourism, Transportation, economy etc. “ they said.Interestingly, over 30% of Sikkim’s populace host softer feeling about Gorkhaland movement in Darjeeling. Eventually Sikkim leaders need to keep that in mind while expressing own views over the movement.On the other side, it becomes too tough for Bengal’s ruling party to stand Sikkim’s softer attitude on Gorkhaland issue as majority of Bengals populace is against the movement.However, “Today’s meeting is a good beginning. Bengal and Sikkim both can prosper now by working hands to hand,” said Banerjee.