This includes “verifying all voters share the aims and values of the Labour Party”.
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Scottish leader Kezia Dugdale’s name was even jeered at the heated head-to-head featuring the two men vying for the party’s United Kingdom leadership.
Jackson Cullinane, of Unite, hit out at the “Blairite” politicians he said were queueing up to accuse Mr Corbyn of lying.
Mr Corbyn was setting out what he called a “transformative” vision for the arts during campaigning in Scotland.
Mr Corbyn will pledge a future Labour government would defend the BBC licence fee and promise to it a legal requirement for all councils to deliver a “a comprehensive and efficient library service”.
He added: “I’m not even sure Jeremy did vote remain”.
On his campaign visit to Edinburgh, Mr Corbyn entered the fray, saying he was “very concerned” some of his supporters had apparently been “unfairly removed” from the voting list.
The Labour leader was clearly annoyed to be asked about the row following a speech on Wednesday but told reporters: “I did walk through the train”.
But Mr Smith went on: “The reason I think Jeremy can be so complacent and passive about this is that he’s happy with the result”.
During the hustings Mr Corbyn was also accused of being “happy” about the vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, amid repeated questions from Mr Smith about how he had voted on the issue.
He also protested that Michael Foster, a Labour donor who described Corbyn supporters as “Nazi stormtroopers” had not been punished.
SNP MSP Sandra White said: “People in Scotland would perhaps take Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party a bit more seriously if they spent more time standing up to the Tories and their austerity agenda rather than attacking the SNP”.
He added: “It’s Labour’s commitment to making that difference that means that we’re not looking for an alliance with the SNP”.
Mr Smith is also visiting Scotland after gaining the support of Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale to replace Mr Corbyn.
He said: “Labour’s objective has always been to shift the balance of power and wealth in favour of working people”.
“Scotland is a radical country and a socialist country and people want to see a Socialist government at Westminster”.
“I’m disappointed that she’s not supporting my re-election as leader”. But the Pontypridd MP was forced to defend the Lothians MSP when her name was met with jeers as he praised the “brilliant job” she had done in Scotland.
But he said it was “a matter for the Scottish Labour party” whether Ms Dugdale faced a leadership challenge in the future.
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The current leadership race comes just a year after Mr Corbyn won a similar contest last year.
