Nope, as long as his date has never once been current, there is no CSPA calculation and “seek to acquire” does not come into play.
DQ is irrelevant.
Filling out DS260 is irrelevant.
@Demise, @SteveInBostonI130F2A has gone backwards.
July 2023 - Sept, 2020
Aug 2023 - Oct, 2017
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-august-2023.html
Has retrogressed almost 3 years.
@Zeeshan0321, has your father applied to naturalize?