Licence cards without Gandhi

Gujarat is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and till recently, his picture featured prominently on one side of the driving licence cards issued by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) of the state. However, the new licence cards issued by the RTO don't have Gandhi's picture. State RTO officials in their defence have said that "safety and security" were the two "more important" factors which were kept in mind while designing the new cards. When some journalists mentioned this to state Transport Minister Vijay Rupani, he said he was unaware of the development and would get it investigated.