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Why does vapour pressure of a liquid decrease with addition of a non-volatile solid solute?

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We know that the vapour pressure of the solvent above a solution containing a non-volatile solute (i.e., a solute that doesn't have a vapour pressure of its own) is directly proportional to the mole fraction of solvent in the solution. So, the vapour pressure of a liquid decrease with addition of non volatile

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