India, May 28 -- Mumbai's beloved vada pav has escaped a price hike-for now. Two days after Central Railway (CR) issued an order to increase the prices of food items, including the vada pav, at suburban railway stations, the authority has withdrawn its decision till further notice.

On Monday, CR had issued a directive to hike prices of various food items sold at food stalls across its suburban network from June 1.

Under the proposed revision, the price of vada pav was set to rise by 54%, from Rs.13 to Rs.20. Similarly, the prices of samosas were to increase from Rs.12 to Rs.20, ragda pav from Rs.20 to Rs.25, usal pav from Rs.20 to Rs.25, dry bhel from Rs.20 to Rs.25, and chutney bhel from Rs.25 to Rs.30.

The decision to revise the pric...